A Case Presentation of Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome

Folake Ishola^{1, 2}, Yaqub Nadeem Mohammed¹ and Geetha Krishnamoorthy^1,

¹Department of Internal Medicine, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland (SJMO), Michigan, USA

²Ross University School of Medicine, Florida, USA

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Folake Ishola, Yaqub Nadeem Mohammed and Geetha Krishnamoorthy. A Case Presentation of Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2022; 10(8):188-189. doi: 10.12691/AJMCR-10-8-2

Abstract

Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS) is due to compression of the celiac axis by a fibrous arc shaped band of tissue connecting the right and left diaphragmatic crus. It is characterized by postprandial abdominal pain, weight loss, and intermittent abdominal bruit. Due to lack of specificity in clinical presentation, MALS is typically a diagnosis of exclusion and is low on the differential diagnosis for chronic abdominal pain. Here, we present a case of MALS in a young female.

Keywords

Mesenteric ischemia, dunbar syndrome, harjola-marable syndrome, celiac axis syndrome, median arcuate ligament syndrome

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