The most common gastrointestinal complications of anorexia nervosa are difficulty swallowing, and, rarely, superior mesenteric artery syndrome.
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A 1-in-3 mortality rate for Superior Mesenteric Artery syndrome has been quoted by a small number of sources.
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The most common cause is infection with " Strongylus vulgaris " larvae, which primarily develop within the cranial mesenteric artery.
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The eponymous " anastomosis of Riolan " is named after him, which is the mesenteric arterial connection between the inferior mesenteric arteries.
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The SMV lies to the anatomical right of the similarly named artery, the superior mesenteric artery, which originates from the abdominal aorta.
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A related diagnosis is " Nutcraker Syndrome " where the left renal vein is described as being compressed between the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery.
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Superior mesenteric artery syndrome ( SMA ) is an extremely rare life-threatening condition that can either be congenital and chronic, or induced and acute.
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Underlying causes include gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers, appendicitis, gastrointestinal cancer, diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel disease, superior mesenteric artery syndrome, trauma and ascariasis.
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KCNE4 has no known effect on KCNQ2, KCNQ3 or KCNQ5 channels, but augments activity of KCNQ4 in HEK cells, mesenteric artery and Xenopus laevis oocytes.
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Outside of the heart, pseudoaneurysms associated with pancreatitis can occur in several of the abdominal vessels, including the superior mesenteric artery, pancreaticoduodenal artery, and others.
