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A Rare cause of postprandial abdominal pain
Jesse Zhen Cheng Lee, Kamal Aryal
Colorectal Division, James Paget University Hospital, Norfolk NR31 6LA, United Kingdom
Correspondence Address:
Kamal Aryal
Colorectal Division, James Paget University Hospital, Lowerstoft Road, Gorleston-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31 6LA
United Kingdom
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DOI: 10.4103/2006-8808.184936
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A 49-year-old woman with medical history of polymyalgia rheumatica presented with 3 weeks history of epigastric pain worse after meal. Gallstones, peptic ulcer, bowel ischemia, bowel obstruction, gastroesophageal reflux disease, chest pathology, etc., were excluded from the study. Computerized tomography showed a short stenotic segment at coeliac trunk with poststenotic dilatation of 8 mm. Ultrasound scan showed peak velocity of 326 cm/s at the coeliac artery. Diagnosis of median arcuate ligament syndrome was made. |
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