Recurrent Abdominal Pain and Weight Loss in an Adolescent: Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome

Celiac artery compression syndrome is a rare cause of abdominal pain and weight loss, likely caused by compression of the celiac artery or plexus by the median arcuate ligament. A case of celiac artery compression syndrome in a 17-year-old male patient with severe postprandial pain and weight loss i...

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Main Authors:	Sarah Gander, Daniel J Mulder, Sarah Jones, John D Ricketts, Don A Soboleski, Christopher J Justinich
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:	Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/534654

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spelling	doaj-f97fe0b4f9684541b5e844c71223b84a2020-11-24T22:19:05ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002010-01-01242919310.1155/2010/534654Recurrent Abdominal Pain and Weight Loss in an Adolescent: Celiac Artery Compression SyndromeSarah Gander0Daniel J Mulder1Sarah Jones2John D Ricketts3Don A Soboleski4Christopher J Justinich5Department of Pediatrics, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Surgery, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Pediatrics, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaCeliac artery compression syndrome is a rare cause of abdominal pain and weight loss, likely caused by compression of the celiac artery or plexus by the median arcuate ligament. A case of celiac artery compression syndrome in a 17-year-old male patient with severe postprandial pain and weight loss is described. Imaging techniques such as computed tomography, angiography and Doppler ultrasound identified the abnormality, which was corrected by laparoscopic surgery.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/534654
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spellingShingle	Sarah Gander Daniel J Mulder Sarah Jones John D Ricketts Don A Soboleski Christopher J Justinich Recurrent Abdominal Pain and Weight Loss in an Adolescent: Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
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title	Recurrent Abdominal Pain and Weight Loss in an Adolescent: Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome
title_short	Recurrent Abdominal Pain and Weight Loss in an Adolescent: Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome
title_full	Recurrent Abdominal Pain and Weight Loss in an Adolescent: Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome
title_fullStr	Recurrent Abdominal Pain and Weight Loss in an Adolescent: Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome
title_full_unstemmed	Recurrent Abdominal Pain and Weight Loss in an Adolescent: Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome
title_sort	recurrent abdominal pain and weight loss in an adolescent: celiac artery compression syndrome
publisher	Hindawi Limited
series	Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
issn	0835-7900
publishDate	2010-01-01
description	Celiac artery compression syndrome is a rare cause of abdominal pain and weight loss, likely caused by compression of the celiac artery or plexus by the median arcuate ligament. A case of celiac artery compression syndrome in a 17-year-old male patient with severe postprandial pain and weight loss is described. Imaging techniques such as computed tomography, angiography and Doppler ultrasound identified the abnormality, which was corrected by laparoscopic surgery.
url	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/534654
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Recurrent Abdominal Pain and Weight Loss in an Adolescent: Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome

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