Korean Journal of Radiology

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Clinical and Radiologic Review of Uncommon Cause of Profound Iron Deficiency Anemia: Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome

  • Received : 2013.07.16
  • Accepted : 2014.03.04
  • Published : 2014.07.01
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Abstract

Median arcuate ligament syndrome is an anatomic and clinical entity characterized by dynamic compression of the proximal celiac artery by the median arcuate ligament, which leads to postprandial epigastric pain, vomiting, and weight loss. These symptoms are usually nonspecific and are easily misdiagnosed as functional dyspepsia, peptic ulcer disease, or gastropathy. In this report, we presented a 72-year-old male patient with celiac artery compression syndrome causing recurrent abdominal pain associated with gastric ulcer and iron deficiency anemia. This association is relatively uncommon and therefore not well determined. In addition, we reported the CT angiography findings and three-dimensional reconstructions of this rare case.

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