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