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The authors report 3 cases of megaduodenum which were radio-graphically consistent with the superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) as it has been described previously. Of these 3 cases, all could be described as “acute”; one required surgical intervention and eventual gastrojejunostomy.
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Mindell et al. (1970) studied this question.
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