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Anyone else have Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome (SMAS)?

Digestive Health | Last Active: Aug 10, 2023 | Replies (130)
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@sharronbz

My son had a Ladd's procedure to re-arrange his intestine away from the SMA, yet more than 6 years after the surgery he still has daily pains. 2 years ago he got spinal cord pain pacemaker that helps him a little. I wonder if you heard of other SMA patients that their pain continue post surgery?

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Kanaaz Pereira, Connect Moderator | @kanaazpereira | Jan 6, 2018

Hi @sharronbz,

I came across this journal article about Ladd's Procedure, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3073800/ which states, "Adhesion-related obstruction is the most common and significant postoperative complication [7]. Adhesion-related obstruction is mostly happening within the first postoperative year but can occur at any time."
I was wondering if bowel obstruction has been ruled out as the cause of pain for your son?

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