Contemporary management of median arcuate ligament syndrome provides early symptom improvement.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Optimal diagnosis and management of median arcuate ligament (MAL) syndrome (MALS) remains unclear in contemporary practice. The advent and evolution of laparoscopic and endovascular techniques has redirected management toward a less invasive therapeutic algorithm. This study examined our contemporary outcomes of patients treated for MALS.

Methods

All patients treated for MALS at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center from 2000 to 2013 were retrospectively reviewed. Demographics and comorbidities were recorded. Freedom from symptoms and freedom from reintervention were the primary end points. Return to work or school was assessed. Follow-up by clinic visits and telephone allowed quantitative comparisons among the patients.

Results

During the study interval, 21 pa

SUBMITTER: Columbo JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5292272 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature