Median arcuate ligament syndrome: a rare cause of postprandial abdominal pain – a case report with review of literature

Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS) is a rare vascular compression syndrome caused by external compression of the celiac artery by the median arcuate ligament. We report a case of a young female with chronic postprandial epigastric pain and significant weight loss, diagnosed with MALS by imaging, and successfully treated surgically. We here report a case of 32-years-old patient of MALS and its management.

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Journal of Surgical Case Reports
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2025-11-26
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https://doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjaf1002
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Abdominal vascular conditions and treatments
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Median arcuate ligament syndrome: a rare cause of postprandial abdominal pain – a case report with review of literature

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Median arcuate ligament syndrome: a rare cause of postprandial abdominal pain – a case report with review of literature

Wasif Mohd Ali, Manzoor Ahmad, Shahzada Alam, Ahmad Sadiq, Azeem Farooqui
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Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS) is a rare vascular compression syndrome caused by external compression of the celiac artery by the median arcuate ligament. We report a case of a young female with chronic postprandial epigastric pain and significant weight loss, diagnosed with MALS by imaging, and successfully treated surgically. We here report a case of 32-years-old patient of MALS and its management.

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Median arcuate ligament syndrome: a rare cause of postprandial abdominal pain – a case report with review of literature — Wasif Mohd Ali, Manzoor Ahmad, et al. · Journal of Surgical Case Reports (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS