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Treatment of the Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome in a Patient with Behcet's Disease.

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Compression of the celiac artery by the median arcuate ligament (MAL) and neurofibrous tissue is called MAL syndrome or Dunbar's syndrome. Postprandial abdominal pain and weight loss are the main… Click to show full abstract

Compression of the celiac artery by the median arcuate ligament (MAL) and neurofibrous tissue is called MAL syndrome or Dunbar's syndrome. Postprandial abdominal pain and weight loss are the main symptoms. Surgical treatment still remains the gold standard therapy. Here, we present the first case to our knowledge in which MAL syndrome accompanies Behcet's disease.

Keywords: behcet disease; treatment; median arcuate; arcuate ligament

Journal Title: Annals of vascular surgery
Year Published: 2018

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