Dunbar syndrome: An unusual cause of chronic postprandial abdominal pain

Dunbar syndrome: An unusual cause of chronic postprandial abdominal pain

Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS), also known as Dunbar syndrome, is a rare condition in which the celiac artery is compressed by the median arcuate ligament of the diaphragm. We hereby report a case of a 48-year-old female presenting with long-standing abdominal pain and ninety-pound weight l...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Li, Xin Yee Tan, Ayah Megahed, Angela Evangelista
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Coeliac axis
Weight loss
CT angiography
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043320303241
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spelling doaj-ca8d11cb236947ffa6357e2ace4192812020-11-25T02:53:00ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332020-10-01151017471749Dunbar syndrome: An unusual cause of chronic postprandial abdominal painJonathan Li0Xin Yee Tan1Ayah Megahed2Angela Evangelista3Department of Internal Medicine, NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, 234 East 149 St, Bronx, NY 10451, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, 234 East 149 St, Bronx, NY 10451, USACorresponding author.; Department of Internal Medicine, NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, 234 East 149 St, Bronx, NY 10451, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, 234 East 149 St, Bronx, NY 10451, USAMedian arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS), also known as Dunbar syndrome, is a rare condition in which the celiac artery is compressed by the median arcuate ligament of the diaphragm. We hereby report a case of a 48-year-old female presenting with long-standing abdominal pain and ninety-pound weight loss who was found to have median arcuate ligament syndrome after extensive workup.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043320303241Coeliac axisWeight lossCT angiography
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Ayah Megahed
Angela Evangelista
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Ayah Megahed
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Dunbar syndrome: An unusual cause of chronic postprandial abdominal pain
Radiology Case Reports
Coeliac axis
Weight loss
CT angiography
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Xin Yee Tan
Ayah Megahed
Angela Evangelista
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title Dunbar syndrome: An unusual cause of chronic postprandial abdominal pain
title_short Dunbar syndrome: An unusual cause of chronic postprandial abdominal pain
title_full Dunbar syndrome: An unusual cause of chronic postprandial abdominal pain
title_fullStr Dunbar syndrome: An unusual cause of chronic postprandial abdominal pain
title_full_unstemmed Dunbar syndrome: An unusual cause of chronic postprandial abdominal pain
title_sort dunbar syndrome: an unusual cause of chronic postprandial abdominal pain
publisher Elsevier
series Radiology Case Reports
issn 1930-0433
publishDate 2020-10-01
description Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS), also known as Dunbar syndrome, is a rare condition in which the celiac artery is compressed by the median arcuate ligament of the diaphragm. We hereby report a case of a 48-year-old female presenting with long-standing abdominal pain and ninety-pound weight loss who was found to have median arcuate ligament syndrome after extensive workup.
topic Coeliac axis
Weight loss
CT angiography
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043320303241
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