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The life expectancy of patients with SMAS is rather variable - and their is no one-size-fits-all answer. For the most part, the long-term prognosis is good if surgery is successful or if conservative treatment relieves some ood the major symptoms. However, many have not found complete relief with surgery and conservatives treatments don't always work. Most patients also have co-morbid conditions that can complicate their health status and some patients have even died from complications relating to starvation. Suicide is extremely prevalent within the chronic illness community in general and individuals diagnosed with SMAS are not immune to the inherent risk of suicide given the severity of symptoms associated with this condition.