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Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS)
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I have severe aretery compression, but the surgeon said that he will cut not only the ligament away but also seperate all the nerves.... Is that the ganglion nerves? I have been followed by cincinnati childrens, so I'm getting the surgery done by someone there... According to him, he's done a bunch of these such cases with an 80% sucess rate, and has never need to resort to open during the surgery... The 20% he says had a different diagnosis which was causing their symptoms so the surgery didnt help..
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@chicken, unfortunately there are different theories on the cause of symptoms and more research needs to be done. You are correct it is the ganglion nerves. If your surgeon is familiar with this technique and has a good success rate that is first hurdle. There are many sucess stories that we in MALS Pals and here never hear about, so keep that in mind when you are reading through patient experiences.
I had robotic laparoscopic surgery on October 3, 2018. I am almost 60 in good health and no other diagnosis. So far so good. Don’t let laparoscopic fool you. I traded one long incision for 6 small ones. It is a major surgery. I would plan on a 5 to 6 week recovery. Could be shorter or longer.
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You really need to get a second opinion because it isn’t just about Separating the nerves. Dr. Hsu just something very specific that I’ve heard of no other doctor doing that make sure that nerve pain does not come back because nerves can grow back and if it’s not done properly you will end up back in the same boat. This is a major surgery and I would not have anyone cut on me until I had had more than one opinion