Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome: A Community Hospital Case Series

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome is an obstruction of the small bowel between the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery. Patients with this disease are initially managed medically and those patients who fail medical treatment require surgery. A retrospective case series of thirteen patients di...

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Autores principales:	Brian Welch, Alex Schaal, Thomas F. O’Shea, Roberto Cantu
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Publicado:	Hindawi Limited 2021
Materias:	Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system RC666-701
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/7494f994376c49548787784ffd4f2dfd
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7494f994376c49548787784ffd4f2dfd2021-11-22T01:10:07ZSuperior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome: A Community Hospital Case Series2090-699410.1155/2021/4033088https://doaj.org/article/7494f994376c49548787784ffd4f2dfd2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/4033088https://doaj.org/toc/2090-6994Superior mesenteric artery syndrome is an obstruction of the small bowel between the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery. Patients with this disease are initially managed medically and those patients who fail medical treatment require surgery. A retrospective case series of thirteen patients diagnosed with SMAS at Flushing Hospital, Flushing, NY, from 2011 to 2020 was performed. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the characteristics of the entire cohort, and comparative statistics were used to compare the patients who failed medical treatment and required surgery to those who were successfully managed medically. Nine patients were managed conservatively and four patients required operative intervention. BMI was significantly lower in patients requiring operation compared to those who were successfully managed medically. This retrospective community hospital case series adds to the literature on SMAS and provides evidence of BMI as a potential predictor of requiring surgery in SMAS.Brian WelchAlex SchaalThomas F. O’SheaRoberto CantuHindawi LimitedarticleDiseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) systemRC666-701ENCase Reports in Vascular Medicine, Vol 2021 (2021)
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description	Superior mesenteric artery syndrome is an obstruction of the small bowel between the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery. Patients with this disease are initially managed medically and those patients who fail medical treatment require surgery. A retrospective case series of thirteen patients diagnosed with SMAS at Flushing Hospital, Flushing, NY, from 2011 to 2020 was performed. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the characteristics of the entire cohort, and comparative statistics were used to compare the patients who failed medical treatment and required surgery to those who were successfully managed medically. Nine patients were managed conservatively and four patients required operative intervention. BMI was significantly lower in patients requiring operation compared to those who were successfully managed medically. This retrospective community hospital case series adds to the literature on SMAS and provides evidence of BMI as a potential predictor of requiring surgery in SMAS.
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title	Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome: A Community Hospital Case Series
title_short	Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome: A Community Hospital Case Series
title_full	Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome: A Community Hospital Case Series
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Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome: A Community Hospital Case Series

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