Peer review report 1 on ““Less is more”: Conservative management of short term superior mesenteric artery syndrome”
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“Less is more”: Non operative management of short term superior mesenteric artery syndrome
INTRODUCTION Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is a relatively rare aetiology of proximal intestinal obstruction. This is caused by narrowing of vascular angle of SMA and aorta compressing the third part of the duodenum (D3). Predisposing factors may include precipitous weight loss, corrective spinal surgery or repair of an aortic aneurysm. PRESENTATION OF CASE A 53 year old male pres...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Medicine and Surgery
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2049-0801
DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2015.12.028