Celiac artery compression syndrome: diagnosis with multislice CT.
Celiac artery compression syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by postprandial intestinal angina caused by insufficient blood supply to the gastrointestinal organs. In this syndrome, the root of the celiac artery is compressed and narrowed by the median arcuate ligament of the diaphragm during expiration. We report here 3 such cases that were diagnosed by the use of multislice computed tomography.
Karahan
Okkeş Ibrahim
OI
Department of Radiology, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey. oikarahan@yahoo.com
Kahriman
Güven
G
Yikilmaz
Ali
A
Ok
Engin
E
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002445:Celiac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed