Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Vol 79, Issue 8 465-467, Copyright © 1986 by Royal Society of Medicine
ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
R Moskovich and P Cheong-Leen
Compression of the third or fourth part of the duodenum by the superior mesenteric artery or one of its branches is the anatomic basis for some cases of duodenal obstruction. Two cases of vascular obstruction of the duodenum after surgical correction of scoliosis are presented. The embryologic and pathoanatomic bases for this condition, and the rationale for treatment, are described.