Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome: A Community Hospital Case Series

Table 1

Characteristics of patients with SMAS.

Characteristic	Patients ()
Patient age at diagnosis (years), median (IQR)	29 (24-43)
Patient sex, (%)
(i) Male	4 (30.1%)
(ii) Female	9 (69.9%)
Symptoms duration (days), median (IQR)	4 (2-180)
BMI, mean (SD)	21.7 (3.1)
SMA-aorta angle (degrees), mean (SD)	23.8 (10.0)
Aortic mesenteric distance (millimeter), mean (SD)	5.4 (1.9)
Treatment, (%)
(i) Conservative treatment	9 (69.9%)
(ii) Operative treatment	4 (30.1%)
(1) Duodenojejunostomy	3 (75%)
(2) Strong procedure	1 (25%)