Table 1.
Cases with laparoscopic approach in the surgical treatment of median arcuate ligament syndrome
| Author | Number of cases | Mean follow-up duration | Conversion to open surgery | Ligament release | Improvement of symptoms | Recurrence of symptoms |
| Roayaie, 200211 | 1 | 3 mths | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dordoni, 200212 | 1 | 6 mths | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carbonell, 200513 | 1 | 7 mths | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Baldassarre, 200714 | 1 | 3 mths | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaik, 200815 | 1 | 6 mths | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jarry, 200816 | 1 | 1.5 mths | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Duffy, 200817 | 1 | 10 mths | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Vaziri, 200918 | 3 | 6 mths | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Rotellar, 200919 | 7 | 6 mths (to 8 yrs) | 0 | 7 | 3 | Not available |
| Van Petersen, 200920 | 42 | 20 mths | 1 | 42 | 41 | Not available |
| Baccari, 200921 | 16 | 28 mths | 2 | 16 | 14 | 0 |
| Roseborough, 200922 | 15 | 44 mths | 4 | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| Tulloch, 201023 | 12 | 14 mths | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
| Gander, 201024 | 1 | 4 mths | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aschenbach, 201025 | 22 | Not available | 0 | 22 | 22 | Not available |
| Kohn, 201126 | 2 | 48.6 mths | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Berard, 201227 | 11 | 35 mths | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| Relles, 201228 | 3 | 11 mths | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Wani, 201229 | 2 | 1.5 mths | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Tsujimoto, 201230 | 1 | Not available | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nguyen, 201231 | 5 | 20 mths | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Lainez, 201332 | 1 | 0.5 mths | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| You, 201333 | 1 | 0.5 mths | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Joyce, 201334 | 6 | 13 mths | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Do, 201335 | 12 | 22 mths | 0 | 12 | 8 | Not available |
| El-Hayek, 201336 | 15 | 15 mths | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| Muqeetadnan, 201337 | 1 | Not available | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fajer, 201438 | 1 | 3 mths | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 186 | 11 | 171 | 9 |