{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["19(2)"],"submitter":["Sghaier A"],"pubmed_abstract":["Medial arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS) is an anatomoclinical entity underestimated in most situations due to the lack of specific signs. However, the consequences can be disastrous if the diagnosis is not seriously considered and investigations are not fully undertaken to confirm this hypothesis. We report a case of Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome in a young woman who presented to the Emergency Department with moderate postprandial pain. All investigations were carried out promptly, with no abnormalities, and the diagnosis was retained on the evidence of a well-performed and appropriately interpreted abdominal CT. This case illustrates a rare cause of epigastralgia simulating a surgical emergency. This condition should be considered when biological and often radiological investigations a"],"journal":["Radiology case reports"],"pagination":["636-641"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10726322"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Median arcuate ligament syndrome (Dunbar syndrome): A diagnosis not to be underestimated."],"pmcid":["PMC10726322"],"pubmed_authors":["Mraidha MH","Sghaier A","Youssef S","Fradi K","Hamila F","Jelassi MA"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Median arcuate ligament syndrome (Dunbar syndrome): A diagnosis not to be underestimated.","description":"Medial arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS) is an anatomoclinical entity underestimated in most situations due to the lack of specific signs. However, the consequences can be disastrous if the diagnosis is not seriously considered and investigations are not fully undertaken to confirm this hypothesis. We report a case of Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome in a young woman who presented to the Emergency Department with moderate postprandial pain. All investigations were carried out promptly, with no abnormalities, and the diagnosis was retained on the evidence of a well-performed and appropriately interpreted abdominal CT. This case illustrates a rare cause of epigastralgia simulating a surgical emergency. This condition should be considered when biological and often radiological investigations a","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Feb","modification":"2025-04-19T04:11:13.084Z","creation":"2025-04-19T04:11:13.084Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10726322","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38111544"],"doi":["10.1016/j.radcr.2023.10.058"]}}