{"title":"Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome in an 11-Year-Old Boy: A Case Report.","authors":"Sakar Babu Gharti, Nischal Shrestha, Kaushal Samsher Thapa, Rajat Shah, Priti Khanal, Rajnish Kumar Shah, Sanjeeb Babu Gharti, Umesh Tiwari","doi":"10.1177/11795476241257036","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome (SMAS) is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition caused by the compression of the duodenum by the superior mesenteric artery. We report a case of an 11-year-old male who complaint of abdominal pain and intermittent vomiting for last 3 weeks. Diagnosis of SMAS was made with the help of radiological findings. The patient was managed conservatively with nutritional support, prokinetic agents, and stomach decompression. After 2 weeks of treatment, the patient's symptoms improved, and he was discharged from the hospital.</p>","PeriodicalId":10357,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Medicine Insights. Case Reports","volume":"17 ","pages":"11795476241257036"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8000,"publicationDate":"2024-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11119349/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Clinical Medicine Insights. Case Reports","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/11795476241257036","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/1/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome (SMAS) is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition caused by the compression of the duodenum by the superior mesenteric artery. We report a case of an 11-year-old male who complaint of abdominal pain and intermittent vomiting for last 3 weeks. Diagnosis of SMAS was made with the help of radiological findings. The patient was managed conservatively with nutritional support, prokinetic agents, and stomach decompression. After 2 weeks of treatment, the patient's symptoms improved, and he was discharged from the hospital.