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Computed tomography in superior mesenteric artery syndrome

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This is the first report of the use of computed tomography (CT) in a patient with classic features of superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome. CT was able to simultaneously demonstrate the characteristic duodenal distension and the close proximity of superior mesenteric vessels and aorta. In addition, it was possible to show that CT signs improved after clinical symptoms disappeared during adequate nutritional therapy. CT together with anthropometric data indicated that the deposition of fat did not play the expected role in the resolution of SMA syndrome.

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  1. R. Santer

    Present address: Universitäts-Kinderklinik, Schwanenweg 20, W-2300, Kiel 1, FRG

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Buffalo, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA

    R. Santer, C. Young & T. Rossi

  2. Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Buffalo SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA

    M. M. Riddlesberger

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Santer, R., Young, C., Rossi, T. et al. Computed tomography in superior mesenteric artery syndrome. Pediatr Radiol 21, 154–155 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02015638

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