Prognostic factors for the long term outcome after surgical celiac artery decompression in MALS.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS) is a rare disease caused by compression of the celiac artery (ORPHA: 293208). Surgical treatment of MALS aims to restore normal celiac blood flow by laparoscopic celiac artery decompression. However, surgical success rates vary widely between patients, therefore adequate selection of patients is essential to improve surgical outcome. Symptoms of MALS might also overlap with other chronic multi-system disorders such as mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS). So far, no clinical or radiological parameter was found to be predictive of the postoperative outcome. We, therefore, aim to study preclinical parameters in one of the largest MALS cohorts with the focus to identify patients that would benefit from surgical MAL release.

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SUBMITTER: Woestemeier A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10594872 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature