title: Superior mesenteric artery syndrome: a rare cause of duodenal obstruction. Cases reports and review of literature.
abstract: The Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome is a rare cause of duodenal obstruction. We present two young Ethiopian female patients who were diagnosed with this rare condition. After a duodeno-jejunostomy, the patients showed significant improvement and were discharged in a very good condition. This is the first report of this rare case from Ethiopia and a brief literature review is also presented.
authors: Addis Ababa University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
authors: Berhanu
authors: B
authors: Kotisso
authors: Abebe
authors: A
authors: Bekele
authors: Berhanu
authors: B
authors: Nega
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005002:Ethiopia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013478:Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*