Open AccessGastric pneumatosis: An unusual presentation of superior mesenteric artery syndrome
Author(s) -
Natalie A. Drucker,
Megan B. Marine,
Frederick J. Rescorla
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of pediatric surgery case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14
H-Index - 8
ISSN - 2213-5766
DOI - 10.1016/j.epsc.2018.06.014
Subject(s) - medicine , superior mesenteric artery syndrome , presentation (obstetrics) , superior mesenteric artery , radiology , surgery
We present a case of extensive gastric pneumatosis with portal venous air due to superior mesenteric artery syndrome in an underweight, developmentally normal seventeen-year-old boy. Despite his alarming imaging findings, his abdominal exam was benign and he was successfully treated nonoperatively.
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