[Superior mesenteric artery syndrome: a case report].
Superior mesenteric artery syndrom is a condition triggered by the compression of the third portion of the duodenum between the superior mesenteric artery and the aorta.


METHODS
A twenty-one year old woman with a significant past history of neurological disease was referred for bilious vomiting and epigastric pain. The diagnosis of superior mesenteric artery syndrom was established by abdominal CT-scan. A laterolateral duodenojejunostomy was performed by laparotomy. After six months follow-up, this patient was asymptomatic.


CONCLUSIONS
Superior mesenteric artery syndrom can be easily diagnosed by abdominal CT-scan. Diagnosis and management of this infrequent syndrom are reviewed.
Kadji
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Service de Chirurgie Digestive, Centre Hospitalier des Chanaux, boulevard Louis-Escande, 71018 Macon cedex, France. matkad@infonie.fr
Naouri
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Bernard
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002648:Child; D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D013478:Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography