Median arcuate ligament syndrome: case presentation and video-illustrated laparoscopic management

Antoine El Asmar; Ziad El Rassi

doi:10.1002/ccr3.740

Median arcuate ligament syndrome: case presentation and video-illustrated laparoscopic management

Clin Case Rep. 2016 Nov 11;4(12):1213-1214. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.740. eCollection 2016 Dec.

Authors

Antoine El Asmar¹, Ziad El Rassi²

Affiliations

¹ General Surgery Resident Saint Georges Hospital University Medical Center Faculty of Medicine University of Balamand Beirut Lebanon.
² Department of Clinical Surgery General and Digestive Surgery - Oncologic Surgery Saint Georges Hospital University Medical Center Faculty of Medicine University of Balamand Beirut Lebanon.

Abstract

Laparoscopic release of the median arcuate ligament, to relieve symptomatic compression of the celiac trunk, is the ideal approach when performed in a specialized center, by a surgeon with the adequate experience in advanced laparoscopic surgery.

Keywords: Laparoscopic median arcuate ligament release; median arcuate ligament syndrome.