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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brent Michael Felton, Josh Michael White, Michael Allen Racine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2012-12-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/8dv821bv