Open AccessA misdiagnosed cause of early postoperative bowel obstruction
Author(s) -
Blouhos Konstantinos,
Boulas Konstantinos A.,
Paraskeva Aikaterini,
Triantafyllidis Alexandros,
Kariotis Ioannis,
Hatzigeorgiadis Anestis
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2052
Subject(s) - medicine , bowel obstruction , general surgery , surgery
Key Clinical Message In the setting of altered anatomy, diagnosis of superior mesenteric artery syndrome requires high clinical and imaging suspicion as the defined imaging criteria cannot be applied.