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Median arcuate ligament syndrome masquerading as mesenteric angina.

Ammar ChapraNeethu Maria KunjumonAbdel Naser ElzoukiMohammed Ibn-Mas'ud Danjuma
Published in: Clinical case reports (2021)
Patients with recurrent unclear causes of postprandial abdominal pain should have median arcuate ligament syndrome as a differential diagnosis which is thought to be caused by celiac artery compression. Diagnosis is by imaging such as CT angiography.
Keyphrases
  • abdominal pain
  • case report
  • high resolution
  • coronary artery
  • anterior cruciate ligament
  • percutaneous coronary intervention
  • blood glucose
  • metabolic syndrome
  • blood pressure
  • adipose tissue
  • photodynamic therapy