Laparoscopic treatment of symptomatic Dunbar syndrome: a case report.

Dunbar syndrome is a rare disorder due to the external compression of the celiac trunk by the median arcuate ligament. The symptoms include abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting with a significative reduction in patients' quality of life. Laparoscopy has proven to be a safe procedure. The aim of this study is to present a case of Dunbar syndrome undergoing laparoscopic surgery. A 40-year-old male patient presented at Emergency Room with upper abdominal pain and dyspepsia, related to food intake. A selective arteriography of the celiac trunk revealed stenosis due to compression of the celiac artery. Laparoscopic decompression of the celiac trunk by the median arcuate ligament was performed. Postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged on the 5th postoperative day. Minimally invasive surgical division of the arcuate ligament is feasible and safe and it can restore patients' quality of life. • Dunbar syndrome is a rare disorder with a significative reduction in patients' quality of life. • A symptomatic 40-year-old male patient with a case of Dunbar syndrome underwent laparoscopic surgery. • A selective arteriography of the celiac trunk revealed stenosis due to compression of the celiac artery. • Laparoscopic decompression of the celiac trunk by the median arcuate ligament was performed. • Minimally invasive surgical division of the arcuate ligament is feasible and safe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]