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Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome [PDF]

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 2016
The median arcuate ligament syndrome is a rare entity and poorly described in Danish literature. The syndrome is a diagnosis of exclusion and is characterized by chronic abdominal pain, postprandial pain and weight loss. It is believed that the median arcuate ligament, being a fibrous structure of diaphragm, compresses the coeliac trunk thus causing ...
Ghulam, Qasam M., Bredahl, Kim K., Axelsen, Thomas, Schroeder, Torben V., Hvolris, Lisbeth E., Kristiansen, Viggo B., Schulze, Svend, Jørgensen, Lisbeth G., Eiberg, Jonas P.   +8 more
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Robotic median arcuate ligament release: a video vignette [PDF]

Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS) poses a rare challenge in diagnosis and management. We present a case of MALS in a 50-year-old male with recurrent epigastric pain, vomiting, and diarrhea.
Marie-Thérèse Maréchal, Nikolaos Koliakos, Dimitrios Papaconstantinou, Luca Pau, Nicolas Boyer, Mathilde Poras, Georgios Katsanos, Eleonora Farinella   +7 more
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Open vascular treatment of median arcuate ligament syndrome

BMC Surgery, 2017
Background Median arcuate ligament syndrome is a rare condition with abdominal symptoms. Accepted treatment options are open release of median arcuate ligament, laparoscopic release of edian arcuate ligament, robot-assisted release of median arcuate ...
Mansur Duran, Florian Simon, Neslihan Ertas, Hubert Schelzig, Nikolaos Floros   +4 more
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Robotic-assisted median arcuate ligament release [PDF]

Journal of Vascular Surgery, 2012
Median arcuate ligament syndrome results from external compression of the celiac axis by attachments of the diaphragmatic crura. It has been treated with open or laparoscopic surgical decompression of the celiac axis with neurolysis. We describe our initial experience treating three patients using a robotic-assisted technique with median arcuate ...
Relles, Daniel, Moudgill, Neil, Rao, Atul, Rosato, Francis, DiMuzio, Paul, Eisenberg, Joshua   +5 more
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Laparoscopic management of median arcuate ligament syndrome: a video vignette

Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS) is a rare condition and a diagnosis of exclusion. We present a 30-year-old man, who had postprandial upper abdominal pain and weight loss of 6 kg in 3 months.
Santhosh Anand, Preethi Mahalingam, Loganathan Jayapal, Siddhesh Suresh, Tasgaonkar Ema   +4 more
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Safe laparoscopic surgery in median arcuate ligament syndrome

Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques, 2018
The median arcuate ligament syndrome is a rare clinical condition with no standardized method of laparoscopic treatment. Exposure of the aorto-celiac axis might be considered as the most challenging part of the surgical procedure.
Ulaş Aday, Abdullah Böyük, Barış Gültürk, Mehmet Buğra Bozan   +3 more
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Cleavage of the Arcuate Ligament for Unstable Angina Pectoris Symptoms

EJVES Short Reports, 2015
: Introduction: One reason for recurrent angina after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is failure of the bypass graft. Report: In this report a case of angina pectoris after CABG using the right gastroepiploic artery (GEA) as an inflow artery
M.A.P. Ligthart, G.G. Koning, H.R. Gehlmann, M.W.A. Verkroost, M.C. Warlé   +4 more
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A Severe Case of Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome with Successful Angioplasty and Stenting [PDF]

Case Reports in Vascular Medicine, 2012
Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MAL) or celiac axis compression syndrome (CACS) is a rare etiology of chronic abdominal pain. Traditional treatment of this syndrome is surgery.
Keerati Hongsakul, Sorracha Rookkapan, Jitpreedee Sungsiri, Teeravut Tubtawee   +3 more
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Outcome predictors in median arcuate ligament syndrome [PDF]

Journal of Vascular Surgery, 2017
Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS) is a condition characterized by chronic abdominal symptoms associated with median arcuate ligament compression of the celiac artery. The selection of patients is difficult in the management of MALS. This study aimed to identify factors that predict outcomes of surgical and nonoperative treatment in these patients.
Ho, Kelvin Kam Fai, Walker, Philip, Smithers, B. Mark, Foster, Wallace, Nathanson, Leslie, O'Rourke, Nicholas, Shaw, Ian, McGahan, Timothy   +7 more
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Laparoscopic median arcuate ligament section for median arcuate ligament compression syndrome initially detected as splenic infarction: a case report

Surgical Case Reports
Background Median arcuate ligament compression syndrome (MALS) causes upper abdominal pain and at times hemodynamic abnormalities in the pancreaticoduodenal region.
Toru Takagi, Yoshifumi Morita, Akio Matsumoto, Shinya Ida, Ryuta Muraki, Ryo Kitajima, Satoru Furuhashi, Makoto Takeda, Hirotoshi Kikuchi, Yoshihiro Hiramatsu, Hiroya Takeuchi   +10 more
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