Epigastric Pain and Weight Loss – A Case of Wilkie’s Syndrome

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMA syndrome) or Wilkie’s syndrome is a rare etiology of duodenal obstruction due to compression of the third portion of the duodenum between the superior mesenteric artery and the aorta. Physical and laboratory findings are often non-specific but imaging methods...

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Main Authors: Ana Lima Silva, Daniela Antunes, Joana Cordeiro Cunha, Renato Nogueira, Diana Fernandes, Tatiana Salazar, Carla Madureira Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2020-03-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1557