Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SAMS) is a rare and controversial form of upper
intestinal obstruction in which the third part of the duodenum is compressed by the overlying …

Background: Superior mesenteric artery (Wilkie's) syndrome is a rare condition. Only 400
cases have been reported so far. The symptoms may be acute or chronic, the chronic form …

Background: Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome, also called Wilkie's syndrome, is
a rare clinical phenomenon believed to be caused by compression of the third portion of the …

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome can lead to duodenal obstruction due to vascular
compression. We treated a patient with superior mesenteric artery syndrome by performing a …

Background: Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) is a rare condition causing acute
or chronic compression of the third part of the duodenum, due to a reduction in the …

Background: Superior mesenteric artery syndrome is caused by compression of the third
portion of the duodenum by the superior mesenteric artery. Many disease states predispose …

Background: Superior mesenteric artery syndrome is duodenal obstruction by the superior
mesenteric artery. It is caused by decreasing the angle between the aorta and superior …

Superior mesentric artery syndrome is a rare cause of high small bowel obstruction, caused
by compression of the transverse part of the duodenum in between the superior mesentric …

Introduction and importance Due to a decrease in the aortomesenteric angle, the third
section of the duodenum can become acutely or chronically compressed in the superior …

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) is a rare, debilitating clinical condition caused
by compression of the third portion of the duodenum by the superior mesenteric artery …