Clinical Case Reports (Jan 2020)

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome in severe anorexia nervosa: A case series

  • Ashlie Watters,
  • Dennis Gibson,
  • Elizabeth Dee,
  • Margherita Mascolo,
  • Philip S. Mehler

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2577
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 185 – 189

Abstract

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Abstract Superior mesenteric artery syndrome presents with nonspecific GI complaints, hindering weight restoration in those with anorexia nervosa. Diagnosis is made with radiologic testing, and treatment requires only weight restoration, negating the need for surgical intervention.

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