Superior mesenteric artery syndrome and the 'nutcracker phenomenon'.
- Resource Type
- Case Study
- Authors
- Vulliamy, Paul; Hariharan, Vimal; Gutmann, Jacques; Mukherjee, Dipankar
- Source
- BMJ Case Reports; Mar2013, p1-2, 2p, 3 Black and White Photographs
- Subject
- BOWEL obstructions
KIDNEY disease diagnosis
TOMOGRAPHY
ABDOMINAL radiography
MESENTERIC artery
DIAGNOSIS
THERAPEUTICS
- Language
- ISSN
- 1757790X
The article presents a case study of a 55-year-old man with a one-day history of vomiting, bloating and epigastric pain and who was later diagnosed with superior mesenteric artery syndrome which is an uncommon cause of obstruction in the gastrointestinal tract.