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Author: springer
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German[de]
Das A.-mesenterica-superior-Kompressionssyndrom (Wilkie-Syndrom) ist eine seltene Erkrankung, bei der die Pars horizontalis des Duodenums von der ventral verlaufenden A. mesenterica superior und der dorsal liegenden Aorta abdominalis komprimiert wird.
English[en]
The superior mesenteric artery syndrome – also known as Wilkie’s syndrome or as arteriomesenteric obstruction of the duodenum – is a rare condition of upper intestinal obstruction in which the third part of the duodenum is compressed by the overlying, narrow-angled superior mesenteric artery against the posterior structures.