CELIAC ARTERY COMPRESSION SYNDROME - MYTH AND REALITY: UNVEILING RADIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL CONCORDANCE.

The objective of the study is to estimate the incidence of celiac artery compression (CAC) using computed tomography (CT) scans and to compare the results to the clinical symptoms of patients presenting for abdominal CT scan in a hospital. Contrast-enhanced CT abdomen scans of patients were reviewed between August 2022 and October 2022. If the celiac axis appeared to have a J-shaped or hooked morphology with stenosis, it was termed CAC. The clinical history of the patients was examined for information on food phobia, weight loss, and gastrointestinal symptoms (abdominal discomfort, nausea, vomiting, constipation, and diarrhea). Patients with CAC had a lower incidence of symptoms compared with those without CAC. However, CAC is not an uncommon CT finding in patients presenting for a CT scan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]