Successful nutritional treatment of superior mesenteric artery syndrome in a non-malnourished patient: a case report

CASE REPORTOur patient is a 14-year-old boy with severe scoliosis treated by spinal casting, scheduled for spinal arthrodesis.Six months before surgery, he was diagnosed with Crohn's disease requiring anti-TNF therapy, leading to postponement of the operation.Adalimumab induced deep remission with complete resolution of symptoms and normalization of fecal calprotectin (<30 g/g) within one year.At age 15, given the sustained remission, anti-TNF therapy was discontinued to perform arthrodesis unde