The celiac axis compression syndrome (CACS): Critical review in the laparoscopic era

Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 193-201

  Cienfuegos, J A ^a   Rotellar, F ^a   Valenti V ^a   Arredondo, J ^a   Pedano, N ^a   Bueno, A ^a   Vivas, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Celiac axis compression; Laparoscopic treatment; Median arcuate ligament

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELIAC ANGIOGRAPHY; CELIAC ARTERY STENOSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MEDIAN ARCUATE LIGAMENT; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; CELIAC PLEXUS; ECHOGRAPHY; LAPAROSCOPY; NERVE COMPRESSION; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

CELIAC PLEXUS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIGAMENTS; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES;

EID: 77952788252     PISSN: 11300108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S1130-01082010000300006     Document Type: Article

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