The superior mesenteric artery syndrome with chronic diarrhoea as presentation

Summary Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is rare and potentially life-treatening gastro-vascular disorder which also known as Wilkie’s syndrome, cast syndrome, mesenteric root syndrome, chronic duodenal ileus and intermittent arterio-mesenteric occlusion. Signs and symptoms include nausea,...

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Main Authors: Abd Rahim, Ezamin, Bahari, Norafida, Abu Hassan, Hasyma, Suppiah, Subapriya, Mohamad Saini, Suraini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Community Health Society Malaysia (CHSM) 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46705/
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author Abd Rahim, Ezamin
Bahari, Norafida
Abu Hassan, Hasyma
Suppiah, Subapriya
Mohamad Saini, Suraini
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Bahari, Norafida
Abu Hassan, Hasyma
Suppiah, Subapriya
Mohamad Saini, Suraini
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description Summary Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is rare and potentially life-treatening gastro-vascular disorder which also known as Wilkie’s syndrome, cast syndrome, mesenteric root syndrome, chronic duodenal ileus and intermittent arterio-mesenteric occlusion. Signs and symptoms include nausea, vomiting, postprandial abdominal pain, diarrhoea, reflux and heartburn. We report such a case of SMA syndrome which presented as chronic diarrohea as symptom which lead to malabsorption and loss of retroperitoneal fat and causing the SMA syndrome.
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spelling upm-467052018-02-21T08:08:27Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46705/ The superior mesenteric artery syndrome with chronic diarrhoea as presentation Abd Rahim, Ezamin Bahari, Norafida Abu Hassan, Hasyma Suppiah, Subapriya Mohamad Saini, Suraini Summary Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is rare and potentially life-treatening gastro-vascular disorder which also known as Wilkie’s syndrome, cast syndrome, mesenteric root syndrome, chronic duodenal ileus and intermittent arterio-mesenteric occlusion. Signs and symptoms include nausea, vomiting, postprandial abdominal pain, diarrhoea, reflux and heartburn. We report such a case of SMA syndrome which presented as chronic diarrohea as symptom which lead to malabsorption and loss of retroperitoneal fat and causing the SMA syndrome. Community Health Society Malaysia (CHSM) 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46705/1/The%20superior%20mesenteric%20artery%20syndrome%20with%20chronic%20diarrhoea%20as%20presentation.pdf Abd Rahim, Ezamin and Bahari, Norafida and Abu Hassan, Hasyma and Suppiah, Subapriya and Mohamad Saini, Suraini (2015) The superior mesenteric artery syndrome with chronic diarrhoea as presentation. International Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences (IJPHC), 2 (3). pp. 147-151. ISSN ESSN: 2289-7577
spellingShingle Abd Rahim, Ezamin
Bahari, Norafida
Abu Hassan, Hasyma
Suppiah, Subapriya
Mohamad Saini, Suraini
The superior mesenteric artery syndrome with chronic diarrhoea as presentation
title The superior mesenteric artery syndrome with chronic diarrhoea as presentation
title_full The superior mesenteric artery syndrome with chronic diarrhoea as presentation
title_fullStr The superior mesenteric artery syndrome with chronic diarrhoea as presentation
title_full_unstemmed The superior mesenteric artery syndrome with chronic diarrhoea as presentation
title_short The superior mesenteric artery syndrome with chronic diarrhoea as presentation
title_sort superior mesenteric artery syndrome with chronic diarrhoea as presentation
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46705/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46705/1/The%20superior%20mesenteric%20artery%20syndrome%20with%20chronic%20diarrhoea%20as%20presentation.pdf