Epigastric Pain and Weight Loss – A Case of Wilkie’s Syndrome
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMA syndrome) or Wilkie’s syndrome is a rare etiology of duodenal obstruction due to compression of the third portion of the duodenum between the superior mesenteric artery and the aorta. Physical and laboratory findings are often non-specific but imaging methods...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SMC MEDIA SRL
2020-03-01
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Series: | European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1557 |