Superior mesenteric artery syndrome in an adolescent male

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36303/SAJS.00674

Keywords:

rapid growth spurt, superior mesenteric artery syndrome

Abstract

This report describes a 13-year-old male patient admitted with superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) requiring urgent surgery for decompression due to worsening pain and elevated lactate levels. SMAS is a rare cause of upper gastrointestinal obstruction and in this case may have been due to a rapid growth spurt.

Author Biographies

T Van der Merwe, Paarl Provincial Hospital

Department of General Surgery, Paarl Provincial Hospital, South Africa

E Georgiou, Paarl Provincial Hospital

Department of General Surgery, Paarl Provincial Hospital, South Africa

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Published

2025-02-12

Issue

Vol. 63 No. 1 (2025)

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Case Report

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