CELIAC ARTERY COMPRESSION IN CHILDREN AND ADOLSCENTS – A PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON PREVALENCE, DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY IN 199 PATIENTS

Problemstellung: Celiac artery (CA) compression syndrome(CACS) (Arcuate ligament syndrome, Dunbar syndrome) is rarely diagnosed in the preadult age group. In a prospective single center study we found a surprisingly high prevalence of this disease among children and adolescents and an unexpected broad spectrum of symptoms not typically related to this entity before. Methoden: We performed 13880 color Doppler sonographic examinations of the abdomen in 5883 Patients (0–18 years). Diagnostic criteria of CACS were: flow acceleration in celiac artery above 200cm/s and relevant changes of flow velocity with in- and ex…