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Organic or Psychiatric Disease? A Misdiagnosed Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome

Journal: International Journal of Nutrition (Vol.2, No. 2)

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Page : 1-4

Keywords : weight gain; anorexia nervosa; superior mesenteric artery syndrome; Ultrasound; echo-Doppler;

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Abstract

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (1-4) is a rare disorder characterised by a compression of the duodenum because of the reduced angle between the aorta and superior mesenteric artery. The disease is clinically characterised by abdominal pain, lack of appetite, vomiting and anorexia; some of these symptoms also characterise eating disorders. We report a case of a young female patient presenting with abdominal pain, loss of appetite and chronic loss of weight which led to misdiagnosis of anorexia nervosa; ultrasound with echo color Doppler methodology has subsequently allowed the correct diagnosis.

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