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Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS)

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@jhmontrose

There is a woman on the MALS Pals group on Facebook, Robin Schrader, who has had a similar experience of open surgery (2 actually) followed by the artery collapsing from years of compression. I believe she had stents done and then a bypass or is waiting for a bypass. I would think they need to figure out if you have re-compression from scar tissue before deciding what to do (hopefully CTA will show what's going on). If you have re-compression you'll probably need another surgery (just what happened to me) because a stent would likely fail. If the artery has failed but there is no compression then a stent is a great option and would avoid another surgery.

Unfortunately I know nothing about May Turner but it is discussed quite a bit on the MALS groups on Facebook.

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Thank you. I’m hoping for just a stent and not another surgery. My original surgeon hasn’t had to go back in twice. So he’s a little nervous I’m doing it again. Mention it’s very risky and I would be on the table for at least 8 hrs unlike the 4 hour surgery to release the ligament. The May Thunder Syndrome has me wondering if it ties in with my compression issue.