Nutcracker syndrome results from compression of the left renal vein (LRV), usually in fork formed by abdominal aorta and superior mesenteric artery (SMA), leading to stenosis aorto-mesenteric part dilation its distal part. We report case a 10-year-old child, with no family history disease, diabetes or hematuria. He was admitted our clinic for paroxysmal pain epigastric area that not improved us...

Nutcracker Syndrome (NCS) is the compression of the left renal vein between the aorta and superior mesenteric artery. NCS is a rare cause of haematuria in children and its treatment remains controversial. In this paper, we report the case of a 15-year old boy with macroscopic haematuria diagnosed as NCS using renal angiography. After two years of conservative management, endovascular stenting w...

The Nutcracker phenomenon refers to the compression of the left renal vein between the superior mesenteric artery and the aorta, and is often asymptomatic. It is not uncommon, and can be found in up to 10.9%-14% of asymptomatic adults (1, 2) and 33% of children with hematuria (3). The Nutcracker syndrome (NCS) comprises symptoms and findings such as varicocele, ovarian vein syndrome, hematuria,...

Pelvic Congestion Syndrome (PCS) is a common concern for premenopausal, multiparous women with chronic pelvic pain persisting greater than 6 months. It is defined as observable congestion of pelvic veins due to pelvic varicosities that cause reflux and dilation of ovarian veins, resulting in venostasis [1,2]. Although the etiology is unknown, PCS is associated with anterior, posterior or circum...

Corresponding author: Mehmet Tort, M.D. Erzurum Bölge Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Kliniği, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey. Tel: +90 442 316 57 63 e-mail: [email protected] Compression of the left renal vein between the abdominal aorta and the superior mesenteric artery is named as Nutcracker syndrome (NCS). It is an extremely rare pathology which usually manifests with hemat...

Several vascular abnormalities related with urinary system such as crossing accessory renal vessels, retroiliac ureters, retrocaval ureters, posterior nutcracker syndrome, and ovarian vein syndrome may be responsible for urinary collecting system obstruction. Split-bolus magnetic resonance urography (MRU) using contrast material as two separate bolus injections provides superior demonstration o...

Nutcracker phenomenon (NCP) is caused by a compression of left renal vein between aorta and superior mesenteric artery. The traditional clinical manifestations of nutcracker syndrome is usually accompanied with abdominal pain, hematuria, orthostatic proteinuria, and varicocele formation, however, hypertension is rarely reported as main clinical feature. We describe a male adolescent with manife...

33%.12-15 In the usual clinical setting its nonspecific presentations can result in under-diagnosis and severe outcomes.16,17 The recognition of SMA syndrome as a distinct clinical entity remains controversial because it can be confused with other anatomic or motility-related causes of duodenal obstruction.4,5,18 The left renal vein may also be entrapped and compressed between the aorta and the...