Nutcracker syndrome. Report of a case and review of the literature

Nutcracker syndrome is caused by compression of left renal vein between the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery. This phenomenon results in left renal venous hypertension, left gonadal vein varices and unilateral hematuria. We report a typical case of nutcracker syndrome and we review the liter...

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Published inActas urologicas españolas Vol. 27; no. 9; pp. 726 - 731
Main Authors Santos Arrontes, D, Salgado Salinas, R, Chiva Robles, V, Gómez de Vicente, J M, Fernández González, I, Costa Subias, J, Páez Borda, A, Berenguer Sánchez, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Spain 01.10.2003
Subjects
Adolescent
Hematuria - etiology
Humans
Kidney Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Kidney Diseases - etiology
Kidney Tubules, Collecting - diagnostic imaging
Male
Radiography
Renal Artery - diagnostic imaging
Syndrome
Vascular Diseases - complications
Vascular Diseases - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:Nutcracker syndrome is caused by compression of left renal vein between the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery. This phenomenon results in left renal venous hypertension, left gonadal vein varices and unilateral hematuria. We report a typical case of nutcracker syndrome and we review the literature in an effort to explain this pathology.
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ISSN:0210-4806