title: Anterior transposition of the third part of the duodenum for the treatment of superior mesenteric artery syndrome.
abstract: A 14-year-old adolescent girl with superior mesenteric artery syndrome was referred to us after failure of conservative management. Anterior transposition of the duodenum was performed and appears to be safe for permanently circumventing the duodenal obstruction seen in superior mesenteric artery syndrome, even in a pediatric population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric General and Urogenital Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shiyanagi
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaneyama
authors.forename: Tadaharu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okazaki
authors.forename: Geoffrey J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Lane
authors.forename: Atsuyuki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamataka
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004380:Duodenal Obstruction / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013478:Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome