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Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Anorexia Nervosa

Anorexia Nervosa and Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS): Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
By Philip S. Mehler, MD, FACP, FAED, CEDS

Fox C, Watters A, Morton A, Mehler PS. Anorexia Nervosa and Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome. Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 10: 1177-82, 2020.

Median arcuate ligament syndrome (MALS) is an often discounted and vexing condition that may go unnoticed in a population of patients with complex comorbid conditions or those with poor psychiatric health. We report a unique case of a patient with anorexia nervosa in whom the successful operation for MALS was briefly complicated by a postoperative conversion disorder.

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Philip S. Mehler, MD, FACP, FAED, CEDS

Dr. Philip S. Mehler began his career at Denver Health more than 35 years ago and was formerly its Chief of Internal Medicine and then Denver Health’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO) until he was promoted…

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