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http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2014.15.4.439

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

Gunduz, Yasemin (Department of Radiology, Sakarya University Medical Faculty)
Asil, Kiyasettin (Department of Radiology, Sakarya University Medical Faculty)
Aksoy, Yakup Ersel (Department of Radiology, Sakarya University Medical Faculty)
Ayhan, Lacin Tatli (Department of Radiology, Sakarya University Medical Faculty)
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Korean Journal of Radiology / v.15, no.4, 2014 , pp. 439-442 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Iron deficiency anemia; Median arcuate ligament syndrome; Gastric ulcer;
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