Abdominal Vascular Compression Syndromes

Dr. Farhat Chaudhary, Dr. Sarfaraz Shaikh, Dr. Yash Talreja, Dr. Madan Manmohan

Abstract: Vascular compression syndromes are a diverse group of pathologies that can remain asymptomatic in otherwise healthy individuals or present symptomatically with a spectrum of presentations. Abdominal vascular compressive syndromes include nutcracker syndrome, median arcuate ligament syndrome, May-Thurner syndrome, and superior mesenteric artery syndrome. A case of may thurner syndrome is discussed with subsequent description of other 4 vascular compression syndromes i.e. posterior nutcracker, median arcuate syndrome, anterior nutcracker and SMA syndrome.

Keywords: vascular compression syndromes, nutcracker syndrome, median arcuate ligament syndrome, May-Thurner syndrome, superior mesenteric artery syndrome