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Chronic Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome in Anorexia Nervosa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Mostafa H. Elbadaway
Mostafa H. Elbadaway*
Affiliation:
Madina National Hospital, PO Box 1969, Madina, Saudi Arabia
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Abstract

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An 18-year-old woman presented with SMAS: an additional diagnosis of anorexia nervosa was later made. Both conditions should be considered when an adolescent presents with weight loss and vomiting.

British Journal of Psychiatry (1992), 160, 552–554

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Brief Reports
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 160 , Issue 4 , April 1992 , pp. 552 - 554
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1992 

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