Posted by lae2 on September 04, 2011 at 22:51:41:
In Reply to: Re: True/False Questions for the Abdominal Wall - Part 1 posted by esb on September 04, 2011 at 22:43:53:
: : : : True/False Questions for the Abdominal Wall
: : : : These questions were not submitted by the lecturer.
: : : : True/False - September 1, 2011
: : : 29. Superior mesenteric syndrome may present with "flank" pain, nausea, and right scrotal swelling.
: : : F - these symptoms are indicative of nutcracker syndrome, which is different from superior mesenteric syndrome, although both involve the angle between the SMA and aorta
: : True. I am not buying the Wikipedia account of this. It is an obstructive condition regardless of how the nuts get cracked. Aneurysm of the SMA is one way. Aneurysm of the aorta is another. Angle of the SMA is another. How the Wikipedia author concludes that they are "distinctly" different syndromes escapes me. Nothing in the writing of the distinction is distinguishing. Nevertheless, duly noted.
: I was going off ://vmj.sagepub.com/content/13/3/247.full.pdf, but I'm not sure how reliable that would be either.
: This article (www.mayoclinicproceedings.com/content/85/6/552.full) seemed to have a more descriptive explanation of the possible differences. It seems that although the syndromes may share similar etiology, they are differentiated by the clinical symptoms?
I hate to say; but often times people simply plagiarize one another while blinded to logic and common sense.