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So far she has had several blood tests, ultrasound, Upper GI, Hida Scan, CT Scan, Colonoscopy and Endoscopy. Everything has come back normal.
The doctors have been unable to determine the cause of her pain.
We've gone to two GI specialists. One is recommending she have her gall bladder removed (even though the Hida scan shows normal gall bladder operation and the pain isn't near the gall bladder), the other is suggesting exploratory surgery.
Any thoughts or suggestions on what to look at next? We really don't want to do surgery without being reasonably sure of what needs to be fixed/removed.
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She has "Celiac Artery Compression Syndrom" (also referred to as celiac axis syndrome, median arcuate ligament syndrome and Dunbar syndrome).
The abdominal aorta artery has three branches. The top branch is the Celiac artery which is located just below the diaphragm. In some people the diaphragm is right at the branch and causes the Celiac artery to be compressed, reducing the flow of blood to the organs that it feeds (liver , stomach , abdominal esophagus , spleen and the superior half of both the duodenum and the pancreas)
Per her test results; "In deep inspiration the celiac axis is only mildly narrowed. In deep expiration the celiac axis is compressed to near occlusion."
It is uncommon so your doctor may not think to look for it.View Thread


A couple weeks ago she fainted in the kitchen and was out for at least 5 minutes. Her primary physician thinks it could be neurological so she's been referred to a neurologist. Also brought up abdominal wall endometriosis as another possibility.View Thread
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