Clinical and Radiologic Review of Uncommon Cause of Profound Iron Deficiency Anemia: Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome
Korean Journal of Radiology
;
: 439-442, 2014.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-109969
ABSTRACT
Median arcuate ligament syndrome is an anatomic and clinical entity characterized by dynamic compression of the proximal celiac artery by the median arcuate ligament, which leads to postprandial epigastric pain, vomiting, and weight loss. These symptoms are usually nonspecific and are easily misdiagnosed as functional dyspepsia, peptic ulcer disease, or gastropathy. In this report, we presented a 72-year-old male patient with celiac artery compression syndrome causing recurrent abdominal pain associated with gastric ulcer and iron deficiency anemia. This association is relatively uncommon and therefore not well determined. In addition, we reported the CT angiography findings and three-dimensional reconstructions of this rare case.
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Main subject:
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
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Recurrence
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Stomach Ulcer
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Syndrome
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Diaphragm
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Angiography
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Weight Loss
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Abdominal Pain
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Celiac Artery
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Radiology
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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