Superior mesenteric artery syndrome

When I hear the question, “What would you consider a low point in your academic career?”, my brain immediately jumps to the winter of my freshman year. Starting that December, I began vomiting every single day, for up to thirty times a day. Nobody could figure out why, and therefore nobody could figure out how to curb it. I was so extensively sick for over two months before I was admitted into Helen Devos Children 's Hospital. The two weeks I spent in that confining hospital room were all a blur

under eight weeks!), and then they monitored my “levels” for ten days to assure that I would respond appropriately. Following this, my family and I were sent to the Cleveland Clinic, where I was finally diagnosed with SMA syndrome. SMA, (or superior mesenteric artery), syndrome was extremely rare, but it was able to easily be cured by my fat pad returning over time, and chiropractic visits to further move down my intestines. By the time I had been fully relieved of this terrible condition, it was

Problem Pancreas adenocarcinoma with complete encasement of the superior mesenteric artery and vein. AJCC stage III, T4 Nx M0. Definition • Fourth most common cancer mortality cause in USA.1 • Contributes to 3% estimated new cancer each year in USA, contributing to 44, 030 new diagnosis and 37, 660 expected deaths in 2013.1 • Most aggressive cancer with less than 2% 5 years survival.1 • Clinical staging o Stage I or II – surgically resectable.2 o Stage III – localy advanced, unresectable.2 o Stage

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