Robotic management of superior mesenteric artery syndrome

Abstract

Robotic surgery is an advanced minimally invasive approach that has become popular over the last decade for its precision and innovative technology. The superior mesenteric artery syndrome is a known but rare cause of duodenal obstruction because of its compression between the superior mesenteric artery and the abdominal aorta. This paper reports and discusses the management of 2 patients who presented with this syndrome and were treated using the robot. Copyright © 2012 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.