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Laparoscopic management of superior mesentric artery syndrome: A case report and review of literature Makam, Ramesh; Chamany, Tulip; Potluri, Vamsi Krishna; Varadaraju, Prashanth J & Murthy, Rajesh Abstract Superior mesentric artery syndrome is a rare cause of high small bowel obstruction, caused by compression of the transverse part of the duodenum in between the superior mesentric artery and aorta. Patients present with chronic abdominal pain, vomiting and weight loss. We report a case of superior mesenteric artery syndrome, managed laparoscopically with laparoscopic duodenojejunostomy. Keywords Abdominal doppler scan, feeding jejunostomy, intestinal obstruction, laparoscopy, laparoscopic duodeno-jejunostomy, Sma syndrome

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