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Chronic Abdominal Pain in Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Median arcuate ligament syndrome is a rare and difficult-to-diagnose condition that typically presents with nonspecific symptoms of abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. The condition is caused by compression of the celiac artery by the median arcuate ligament at the level of the diaphragmatic aortic hiatus. In this case report, we present a 25-year-old male who presented with a chief complaint of persistent abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. The patient's symptoms, computed tomography imaging, and abdominal Doppler ultrasound results were consistent with the classical presentation of the disease. The patient's symptoms definitively resolved after laparoscopic median arcuate ligament decompression.

Source: Cureus

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.82309

Authors: Rahul Borra, Jaafar A Hamdan, Saeid Davani, Venkat Bhaskara

Institutions: University of South Florida, HCA Healthcare, Nova Southeastern University

Language: English

Topic: Abdominal vascular conditions and treatments

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4409473556