Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS) Overview
Learn About Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS)
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Healthfirst Family Care Center Inc
Michael Watto is a Family Medicine provider in Laconia, New Hampshire. Dr. Watto and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS). His top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Hypertension. Dr. Watto is currently accepting new patients.
Huggins Hospital
Erik Dutson is a General Surgeon in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Dr. Dutson and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS). His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS), Obesity in Children, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Dutson is currently accepting new patients.
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Matthew Alef is a Vascular Surgeon in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Dr. Alef and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS). His top areas of expertise are Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Gangrene, Aneurysm Repair, and Embolectomy. Dr. Alef is currently accepting new patients.
Summary: Plasma Alpha glutathione S transferase (Alpha GST) has been previously demonstrated to be raised in patients with chronic mesenteric ischemia (CMI) caused by atherosclerosis and in patients with median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS). The raised plasma level of Alpha GST has been demonstrated to decrease or normalize after surgical treatment of patients with CMI and MALS as compared with healthy ...
Summary: In patients with Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS), significant external compression of the coeliac artery (CA) by the median arcuate ligament (MAL) increasing mucosal ischemia (1,2) is assumed to cause chronic disabling postprandial abdominal pain, weight loss, and consequently lethargy and social deprivation (3,8). The majority of these patients have had a long medical journey before the d...