Safety and efficacy of EUS-guided celiac plexus block in the evaluation of patients with median arcuate ligament syndrome anatomy for possible surgery

Post written by Elisa Karhu, MD, from the Department of Internal Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA. Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS) is often considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with intractable postprandial abdominal pain. However, diagnosis of this condition can be difficult.   To aid in diagnosis, a symptomatic response to celiac plexus …

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Celiac Artery Compression

Vishal Ghevariya, MD from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in Elmhurst, New York shares this video case "Celiac Artery Compression: EUS Evaluation" from the April issue. A 51-year-old man presented for evaluation of abdominal discomfort. The discomfort was epigastric, nonradiating, accompanied by heartburn, and without specific aggravating/alleviating factors. He denied nocturnal/postprandial association …

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