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            Notes:  Report of four cases of SMAS.  In case 1, an 8-year-old boy was diagnosed with SMAS after weight loss and underwent conservative treatment successfully.  In case 2, a 5-year-old boy was diagnosed with SMAS with long-term history of problems, and was treated successfully with surgery.  Case 3 was a 12-year-old boy diagnosed with SMAS after scoliosis surgery, who was successfully treated with surgery, and case 4 was an 8-year-old boy diagnosed with SMAS after surgery for appendicitis, who was treated with surgery but continued to have symptoms. Link: http://scm.sagepub.com/content/46/5/153.abstract