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Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS)
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@vdolson
I know how your mother is suffering. Took me a few years to get diagnosed. I went to a well known university hospital and was seen by the chief of GI surgery. He told me pros and cons- including it might not change symptoms. I decided to go ahead- couldn’t get much worse. Laparoscopic surgery. All went well- nerve ganglia removed too. Symptoms recurred in a few months, because the artery never straightened out. A stent was placed and fine since then. I would recommend looking into university hospitals and interview. One does not have to have surgery unless one feels it’s right. I am happy I went through with it.
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@kariulrich
My stent was placed 3 years ago. Nowadays I get checked once a year, so far with CT angio, but they will use ultrasound next time. I know that it might have to be replaced at some point -that’s ok. I am just so happy to find the cause of that pain.
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@astaingegerdm may I ask, how long have you had the stent and secondly do you have any monitoring of the stent done? Curious about what your doctor has suggested. I apologize if you have posted this information before, our group has been growing and I am not always good at recalling everyone's experience. It is so good to hear success stories!! Thank you so much for posting your experience it is encouraging. I appreciate it.