An Uncommon Case of Abdominal Pain: Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome
Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is a rare cause of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting that may be undiagnosed in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED). We report a 54-year-old male presenting to a community ED with abdominal pain and the subsequent radiographic findings.The...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2012-12-01
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Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://escholarship.org/uc/item/8dv821bv |