Superior mesenteric artery syndrome in traumatic paraplegia: A case report and literature review

Late superior mesenteric artery syndrome in paraplegia: case report and review

“…Loeb 9 reported three cases of SMA syndrome concerning two tetraplegic and one paraplegic patient who developed this complication 3 weeks after the onset of the paraplegia. In 2000, Wilkinson 15 described a paraplegic patient who experienced a SMA syndrome 1 month after his injury. The cause of SMA syndrome in this case study was multifactorial: quick weight loss, use of spinal instrumentation, and retrocaval haematoma.…”

Duodenal vascular compression syndrome: Cause to be considered in cases of intestinal obstruction

“…It consists in reducing the angular space between the aorta and superior mesenteric artery at its origin, where the third duodenal portion is situated. It mainly affects women between 10 and 25 years of age (1), with an incidence of 0.1 to 0.33% (2).…”

“…Thus, there are predisposing factors, such as spinal cord injury, sudden weight loss... (2), and anatomical variations including changes in the insertion of the ligaments or changes in vascular structures (3).…”

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome in a tetraplegic patient, 11 years after a spinal cord injury: a case report

“…2 However, SMAS is usually a diagnosis of exclusion; the diagnosis is often delayed because its symptoms are very similar to many other common disorders.…”