Abstract

HASSANI, Younes El et al. Imaging of retroperitoneal haemorrhage revealing median arcuate ligament syndrome. S. Afr. J. radiol. (Online) [online]. 2021, vol.25, n.1, pp.1-5. ISSN 2078-6778.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v25i1.1993.

Coeliac artery compression stenosis caused by the median arcuate ligament can lead to aneurysm formation in the pancreatico-duodenal arteries that can eventually result in a spontaneous rupture leading to retroperitoneal haemorrhage. In this case series, we describe the cases of three patients, all presenting with sudden epigastric pain, diagnosed as spontaneous haematoma, complicating a median arcuate ligament syndrome.

Keywords : median arcuate ligament syndrome; haematoma; pancreaticoduodenal aneurysm; retroperitoneal haemorrhage; epigastric pain.

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