Successful treatment of superior mesenteric artery syndrome by endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastrojejunostomy.

An abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan was performed to rule out neoplasia. Surprisingly, the scan revealed extensive gastroduodenal distention and a high-grade stenosis of the third part of the duodenum (D3) caused by extrinsic compression by the superior mesenteric artery (Fig. 1 Computed tomography imaging revealing significant gastric distention and dilatation of the proximal duodenum. [Extracted from the article]