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CASE 11

History: A 30-year-old woman with weight loss of unknown etiology presents with symptoms of bloating and abdominal distention soon after eating.

1. Which of the following should be included in the differential diagnosis for this lesion? (Choose all that apply.)

A. Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome

B. Postbulbar peptic scarring

C. Abdominal aortic aneurysm

D. Intramural hematoma

E. Lymphadenopathy

2. The duodenal obstruction is worse with the patient in the supine position, and relieved when the patient is placed erect or prone. What syndrome does she have?

A. Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome

B. Bouveret syndrome

C. Chagas syndrome

D. Mirizzi syndrome

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