Superior mesenteric artery syndrome: An uncommon cause of upper intestinal obstruction

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 666-668

  Niaz, Zahid ^a   Chaudhary, Farid Ahmad ^a,b   Gardazi, Javed Raza ^a  

^a SERVICES HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bilious vomiting; Dilated duodenum; Duodenojejunostomy; Selective superior mesenteric angiography; Superior mesenteric artery syndrome

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD GROWTH; COLIC; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSTIPATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DUODENUM BIOPSY; DUODENUM OBSTRUCTION; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; JEJUNOSTOMY; MALE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PEPTIC ULCER; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH DISTENSION; STOMACH OBSTRUCTION; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ANGIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; DUODENOSTOMY; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; JEJUNOSTOMY; MALE; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY SYNDROME;

EID: 33845473825     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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