Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: Comparing the Safety of Open and Laparoscopic Management in a Large Cohort.

Background: Open surgery has been the traditional approach for Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS) management. However, there has been a recent rise in laparoscopic management for MALS. In this study we used a large-scale database to compare perioperative complications between open and laparoscopic approaches for MALS.