SMA syndrome occurs when two arteries compress a section of the small intestine, resulting in abdominal-related symptoms. SMA syndrome is rare, affecting less than 1% of the general population.

Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is a condition that affects the duodenum — the section of the small intestine that joins the stomach. The syndrome is caused by the compressing of the ...

Treating Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome (SMAS) SMAS is treated using inpatient medical management and, in severe cases, surgery. 1,2,3 Patients with SMAS are first given small meals and oral ...

A syndrome resulting from acute or chronic occlusion of the inferior mesenteric artery has received sporadic attention in the literature, 11,12 and a number of such cases have been reported.

Team of General Surgery department, AIIMS Bhopal has successfully treated a rare surgical condition SMA syndrome (Superior Mesenteric artery syndrome) in a 20-year female patient Sunita (name ...

Nutcracker syndrome may go away as you grow taller or gain weight. This shift can naturally change the angle between your aorta and superior mesenteric artery, easing pressure on your left renal vein.

Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is an uncommon medical condition that occurs when the third part of the duodenum becomes compressed between the abdominal aorta and the superior ...

Seanna Potgieter, a 13-year-old girl from Fourways, has finally undergone life-changing surgery giving her a new lease on life. After a long struggle with superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome ...