Study design: A case report of superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMA syndrome) occurring in a paraplegic patient 3 months after injury. Objectives: To report an unusual case and review the ...

Mesenteric artery ischemia is a condition that restricts blood flow to your intestines. Three main arteries, called the mesenteric arteries, supply blood to your small and large intestines. Narrowing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

To identify demographic and clinical variables that relate to the postnatal increase in intestinal blood flow velocity in preterm infants. Fasting or preprandial peak systolic velocity (PSV) and ...

We present a case of a female in her late 40s with a 5-year history of well-managed type II diabetes mellitus, systemic hypertension and dyslipidaemia presented with acute severe abdominal pain, ...

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 ...

THE use of translumbar aortography is sufficiently widespread so that a considerable literature has appeared in which indications, technic and complications have been thoroughly discussed. It is ...

A 38-year-old farmer from Agra underwent a life-transforming mesenteric artery bypass surgery at AIIMS to treat chronic mesenteric ischemia, which led to severe upper abdomen pain. The surgery ...

Nutcracker syndrome is a rare condition that happens when the vein that drains your left kidney gets squeezed between big blood vessels in your belly. It can be very painful, but it's usually not ...