Key result
Dietary measures successfully manage rare double duodenal vascular compression causing SMA-like syndrome.
Why the study?
Superior mesentery artery-like syndrome is a rare but serious condition with poorly established diagnostic criteria requiring detailed case analysis.
Case Report (n=1)
This is the first reported case of double vascular compression of the duodenum (SMA-like syndrome) involving two venous structures, managed conservatively.
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May prompt consideration of venous double compression in refractory abdominal pain; leaves open prevalence and management for this novel entity.
Andour et al. (2024) conducted a case report in Superior mesentery artery (SMA)-like syndrome (n=1). Dietary measures was evaluated. A 50-year-old woman with recurrent abdominal pain was diagnosed with a rare double duodenal vascular compression causing SMA-like syndrome and managed with dietary measures.
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