CT scan of the abdomen in a patient with SMA Syndrome
CT scan of the abdomen in a patient with SMA Syndrome
There is a distended, contrast-filled stomach (closed arrowhead) and a dilated, contrast-filled proximal duodenum (open arrowhead). The duodenum can be seen narrowing as it approaches the aorta where it is compressed between the aorta and the SMA.
CT: computed tomography; 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.
