Gastroenterology · Gastroenterology / Vascular and structural disorders
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome
also: Wilkie syndrome
Duodenal compression between the aorta and superior mesenteric artery.
- Specialty
- Gastroenterology
- Subspecialty
- Gastroenterology / Vascular and structural disorders
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected, female predominance; Children: yes, scoliosis surgery or weight loss
- Gene(s) involved
- None recorded
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Wilkie syndrome
Etiology & mechanism
Loss of the mesenteric fat pad reduces the aortomesenteric angle.
Gene(s) involved (0)
No gene recorded for this syndrome.
Symptoms & signs (5)
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