Functional Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome Induced by an Optional IVC Filter

This patient suffered multiple injuries in a motor vehicle crash. She had an optional IVC filter placed in the usual fashion and location which resulted in a functional obstruction of the third part of the duodenum much as one would expect with a Superior Mesenteric Artery (SMA) syndrome. The sympto...

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Main Authors: Adam Shen, Dina Tabello, Nishant Merchant, Joseph V. Portereiko, Alfred Croteau, Jonathan D. Gates
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6543934