Introduction And Importance: Superior Mesenteric Artery (SMA) syndrome is an occlusive vascular disease, mainly caused by a severe weight loss that leads to a reduction of the fatty cushion around the SMA. Postprandial abdominal pain, early satiety, vomits, weight loss and malnutrition are the main symptoms of SMA syndrome. Therapy consists of nutritional support, while mini-invasive surgery is indicated when conservative measures are unsuccessful.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Importance: Granular Cell Tumor (GCT) is a rare lesion with unclear histogenesis, predominantly described as a skin lesion. Visceral localization of GCT is even more rare with few cases reported in the literature. Nowadays GCT guidelines are not available.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Importance: Splenic abscess (SA) is an uncommon, life-threatening disease with about 600 reported cases in the literature. It is caused by various infective pathogens and generally occurs in immunocompromised patients. SA is a rare complication of non-typhoid Salmonella (NTS) infection.
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