Patient 1

Patient 2

Age (years)

35

30

Diagnostic timeframe

(months)

1

6

Circumstances of discovery

Postprandial vomiting

Severe malnutrition (NRI = 76%)

Weight-bearing epigastralgia

Intermittent vomiting

Severe malnutrition (NRI = 71%)

Diagnostic criteria

Aortomesenteric angle = 11°

Aortomesenteric space = 4.7 mm

Aortomesenteric angle = 18˚

Aortomesenteric space = 4 mm

Evolution under treatment

Favourable under medical treatment

Medical treatment failure

Death before surgery