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Median arcuate ligament syndrome
In medicine, the median arcuate ligament is a rare condition characterized by pain attributed to compression of the celiac and the celiac ganglia by the median arcuate ligament. The abdominal pain may be related to meals, may be accompanied by weight loss, and may be associated with an abdominal bruit heard by a clinician.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Epigastric pain, anorexia, Weight loss
Causes — why it happens
- ·Compression of the celiac from the median arcuate ligament
Treatment
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Complications
- ·Gastroparesis
- · of the superior and inferior pancreaticoduodenal
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