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- Debarata Bhattacharya, Mahmoud Kamel, and David McAuley.
- Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
- Childs Nerv Syst. 2008 Mar 1;24(3):365-7.
IntroductionSuperior mesenteric artery or Wilkie's syndrome is defined as compression of the third part of duodenum by superior mesenteric artery. It has not been previously reported in children after neurosurgical procedures.Clinical HistoryWe present the case of a child who had persistent vomiting after surgery for posterior fossa astrocytoma complicated by low pressure hydrocephalus.ConclusionDespite eventual hydrocephalus control, vomiting persisted, and she was diagnosed with superior mesenteric artery syndrome, this being confirmed radiologically and settled with appropriate nutritional management.
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