Superior mesenteric artery syndrome in a patient with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva
Tae Young Ahn,
Jung Bum Han,
Jung Yun Bae,
Seung Hun Woo
Affiliations
Tae Young Ahn
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan 49241, Republic of Korea
Jung Bum Han
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea
Jung Yun Bae
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea; Corresponding author.
Seung Hun Woo
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea
An 18-year-old boy with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva lost weight at an accelerated rate due to gastrointestinal symptoms, resulting in a weight loss of 36 kg in 1 year. His first outpatient abdominal computed tomography (CT) result was unremarkable. Since the patient had biliary vomiting during hospitalization, his CT was reexamined, and the superior mesenteric artery syndrome diagnosis was confirmed. Thus, clinicians must consider superior mesenteric artery syndrome when presented with weight loss.
