Category: Benign duodenal stasis

Benign duodenal stasis, also known as superior mesenteric artery syndrome, is an obstruction of the intestinal lumen caused by compression of the horizontal portion of the duodenum by the superior…

　　Duodenal stasis is mainly due to short Treitz ligament, high position of duodenum, enlarged lymph nodes at the root of superior mesenteric artery, or hypertrophic adhesions of mesenteric fibrous tissue,…