Open AccessMedian arcuate ligament syndrome with retroperitoneal haemorrhage: A case report
Author(s) -
Xiaochen Lu,
Pei Jian-guo,
Guang-Hua Xie,
Yongyu Li,
Han Hong-mei
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i21.7509
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal pain , radiology , surgery , celiac artery , aneurysm , gastroduodenal artery , angiography , artery
Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS) is relatively rare and is due to extraluminal compression of the coeliac artery by the median arcuate ligament of the diaphragm. Here, we report a case of MALS found in a patient with abdominal pain and retroperitoneal haemorrhage for education and dissemination.