title: Upper gastrointestinal obstruction secondary to aortoduodenal syndrome owing to a noninflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm.
abstract: Aortoduodenal syndrome is a rare complication of an abdominal aortic aneurysm wherein the aneurysm sac obstructs the patient's duodenum. It presents with the symptoms of an upper gastrointestinal tract obstruction and requires surgical intervention to relieve it. Previously, gastric bypass surgery was advocated, but now aortic replacement is the mainstay of treatment. We report a case of a 67-year-old woman whose aortoduodenal syndrome was successfully managed and review the literature on this topic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Mercy University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cahill
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Roche-Nagle
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: MacEneaney
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: McGreal
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004386:Duodenum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013577:Syndrome