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Descriptor English: Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome
Descriptor Spanish: Síndrome de la Arteria Mesentérica Superior
Descriptor síndrome de la arteria mesentérica superior
Entry term(s) síndrome de compresión duodenal mesentérica
Scope note: OBSTRUCCIÓN DUODENAL por la arteria mesentérica superior (ARTERIA MESENTÉRICA SUPERIOR) que parte de la raíz del MESENTERIO y cruza por encima del DUODENO. Este síndrome se caracteriza por dilatación del duodeno proximal y el ESTÓMAGO, sensación de plenitud, ESPASMOS ABDOMINALES y VÓMITOS. Con frecuencia se presenta en pacientes escayolados tras cirugía de la columna.
Descriptor Portuguese: Síndrome da Artéria Mesentérica Superior
Descriptor French: Syndrome de l'artère mésentérique supérieure
Entry term(s): Cast Syndrome
Duodenal Compression Syndrome, Mesenteric
Mesenteric Duodenal Compression Syndrome
Syndrome, Cast
Syndrome, Wilkie
Wilkie Syndrome
Tree number(s): C06.405.469.275.395.890
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013478
Scope note: DUODENAL OBSTRUCTION by the superior mesenteric artery (MESENTERIC ARTERY, SUPERIOR) which travels in the root of the MESENTERY and crosses over the DUODENUM. The syndrome is characterized by the dilated proximal duodenum and STOMACH, bloating, ABDOMINAL CRAMPS, and VOMITING. Often it is observed in patient with body casts after spinal surgery.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Duodenal Obstruction (1966-1979)
Mesenteric Arteries (1966-1979)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under DUODENAL OBSTRUCTION 1980-90
History Note: 91(80); was see under DUODENAL OBSTRUCTION 1980-90
Related: Mesenteric Ischemia MeSH
Renal Nutcracker Syndrome MeSH
DeCS ID: 13866
Unique ID: D013478
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1979/05/30
Revision Date: 2014/06/13
Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome - Preferred
Concept UI M0020821
Scope note DUODENAL OBSTRUCTION by the superior mesenteric artery (MESENTERIC ARTERY, SUPERIOR) which travels in the root of the MESENTERY and crosses over the DUODENUM. The syndrome is characterized by the dilated proximal duodenum and STOMACH, bloating, ABDOMINAL CRAMPS, and VOMITING. Often it is observed in patient with body casts after spinal surgery.
Preferred term Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome
Entry term(s) Cast Syndrome
Duodenal Compression Syndrome, Mesenteric
Mesenteric Duodenal Compression Syndrome
Syndrome, Cast
Syndrome, Wilkie
Wilkie Syndrome



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