Celiac axis compression syndrome: laparoscopic approach in a strange case of chronic abdominal pain in 71 years old man

Abstract

Celiac Axis Compression Syndrome by the Median Arcuate Ligament is a very rare condition characterized by chronic postprandial abdominal pain (angina abdominis), nausea, vomiting, which occurs mostly in young patients. The main treatment is a surgical procedure that consists of the division of the arcuate ligament combined with the section of the close diaphragmatic crus and the excision of the celiac plexus. Actually laparoscopic management is feasible and safe.

Keywords

• celiac artery compression syndrome
• median arcuate ligament
• syndrome angina abdominis