POCUS Case Review: Considering Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome in the Pediatric Emergency Department

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Mar 1;37(3):172-174. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002153.

Abstract

We report a case of a 16-year-old adolescent girl who presented to the pediatric emergency department for worsening abdominal pain and vomiting and had significant weight loss over the previous 4 months. Point-of-care ultrasound was used to assess for signs of superior mesenteric artery syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / etiology
  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome* / diagnostic imaging
  • Ultrasonography
  • Vomiting