Visceroptosis is a known risk factor for the development of Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome.

An abnormally low and fixed position of the ligament of Treitz is a known cause of superior mesenteric artery syndrome.

Infections and conditions associated with wasting include tuberculosis, chronic diarrhea, AIDS, and superior mesenteric artery syndrome.

Wilkie's Syndrome (Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome)

Underlying causes include gastric ulcer, appendicitis, gastrointestinal cancer, diverticulitis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, superior mesenteric artery syndrome, trauma, ascariasis.

The SMA can compress the left renal vein, leading to nutcracker syndrome; and/or the third (horizontal) part of the duodenum, leading to superior mesenteric artery syndrome.

This condition is not to be confused with superior mesenteric artery syndrome, which is the compression of the third portion of the duodenum by the SMA and the AA.