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Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS)

Posted by Kari Ulrich, Alumna Mentor @kariulrich, Dec 26, 2016

I am looking for other patients that have been diagnosed with Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome. Although it is caused by compression of the celiac artery many people experience abdominal pain after eating, diarrhea, food avoidance. Usually the first doctors they see are GI doctors. It is a diagnosis that is made after everything else is ruled out. I am curious if anyone else has had surgery?

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bunty | @bunty | 23 hours ago
In reply to @graceym1 "You need to get to a vascular surgeons office or cardiology and have a special ultrasound..." + (show)
@graceym1

You need to get to a vascular surgeons office or cardiology and have a special ultrasound performed with breathing protocols. This is the definitive test for Mals and the amount of compression you have. Also you’ll need to go to gi dr to have tests done to rule out things that may be similar in symptoms like barium swallow, ph impedence test, there are many that I had. Good luck! Keep in touch. Let us know how you’re doing. 🙏🏻

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Went to vascular surgeon. He said if no symptoms and if i can gain weight back (by eating more), then this CT scan was a false positive. Do not worry about MALS

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graceym1 | @graceym1 | 19 hours ago
In reply to @bunty "Went to vascular surgeon. He said if no symptoms and if i can gain weight back..." + (show)
@bunty

Went to vascular surgeon. He said if no symptoms and if i can gain weight back (by eating more), then this CT scan was a false positive. Do not worry about MALS

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Not true. You can lose and gain weight with masks. I have! and I have 70 compression.

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graceym1 | @graceym1 | 19 hours ago
In reply to @graceym1 "Not true. You can lose and gain weight with masks. I have! and I have 70..." + (show)
@graceym1

Not true. You can lose and gain weight with masks. I have! and I have 70 compression.

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Mals I mean.

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