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 ...

THE diagnosis of pancreatic neoplasms is difficult because of the inaccessibility of the organ to the usual means of examination. Conventional methods of diagnostic, radiography are helpful in only a ...

Aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms of the superior mesenteric artery are potentially lethal, and should be treated as urgently as possible. Recent advances in multidetector computed tomography and magnetic ...

Mesenteric (or intestinal) artery disease is a condition that develops when the arteries in the abdomen that supply the intestines become narrowed, or blocked, by an accumulation of a fatty substance ...

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is an eating disorder with signs and symptoms of severe weight loss, restrictive eating, and fear of weight gain. While not everyone with AN is severely underweight, many ...

NEW ORLEANS (April 14, 2013)—Stenting reopens completely blocked bowel arteries, preventing damage and even death from a condition that causes individuals severe pain and leads to excessive weight ...

This study was designed to determine whether a high-salt diet would alter endothelial function and, if so, the relative contributions of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF) and nitric ...