Superior mesenteric artery syndrome - A clinicoradiologic case report

Abstract

Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is a rare cause of duodenal obstruction due to compression of the third part of duodenum between SMA and aorta. Clinical suspicion and radiological findings are playing important role in the diagnosis of SMA syndrome. We report here the clinicoradiologic findings in a case of 66-year-old Indian male. In our case, abdominal aortic tortuosity in an elderly patient was the cause for SMA syndrome.