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A lateral arteriogram in a patient with SMA Syndrome

A lateral arteriogram in a patient with SMA Syndrome
The angle between the aorta (open arrowhead) and the SMA (closed arrowhead) is reduced causing compression of the third portion of the duodenum.
SMA: superior mesenteric artery.
Reprinted from Ross J Bellavia, MD and Sheila Berlin, MD from Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland, OH (uhrad.com). Reprinted with permission from Sheila Berlin, MD.
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