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Marked increase in flow velocities during deep expiration: A duplex doppler sign of celiac artery compression syndrome

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Symptoms of chronic mesenteric ischemia develop when the celiac artery is constricted by the median arcuate ligament of the dia- . phragm. Lateral aortography is the primary modality for diagnosing ligamentous compression of the celiac artery. However, duplex Doppler sonography performed during deep expiration can cause a : marked increase in flow velocities at the compressed region of the celiac artery and suggest the diagnosis of celiac arterial constriction due to the diaphragmatic ligament.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Hospital, Sihhiye, 06100, Ankara, Turkey

    Ayşe Erden, Mehmet Yurdakul & Turhan Cumhur

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Erden, A., Yurdakul, M. & Cumhur, T. Marked increase in flow velocities during deep expiration: A duplex doppler sign of celiac artery compression syndrome. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 22, 331–332 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002709900399

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