Median arcuate ligament syndrome in the pediatric population
- Mak, Grace Z.
- Speaker, Christopher
- Anderson, Kristen
- Stiles-Shields, Colleen
- Lorenz, Jonathan
- Drossos, Tina
- Liu, Donald C.
- Skelly, Christopher L.
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AbstractObjectivesMedian arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS) is a vascular compression syndrome with symptoms that overlap chronic functional abdominal pain (CFAP). We report our experience treating MALS in a pediatric cohort previously diagnosed with CFAP.Patients and MethodsWe prospectively evaluated 46 pediatric (<21years of age) patients diagnosed with MALS at a tertiary care referral center from 2008 to 2012. All patients had previously been diagnosed with CFAP. Patients were evaluated for celiac artery compression by duplex ultrasound and diagnosis was confirmed by computed tomography. Quality of life (QOL) was determined by pre- and postsurgical administration of PedsQL™ questionnaire. The patients underwent laparoscopic release of the ...
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