Case presentation of a patient with left renal vein (nutcracker) syndrome

Gokosmanoglu F., Varim C., Ergenc H., Baycelebi G., Varim P., Colak R., ...More

ARCHIVES OF HELLENIC MEDICINE, vol.34, no.2, pp.250-252, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 34 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Journal Name: ARCHIVES OF HELLENIC MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.250-252
  • Keywords: Abdominal pain, Hypertension, Left renal vein syndrome, Nutcracker
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Nutcracker syndrome (NCS) is a vascular compression disease involving the compression of the left renal vein between the superior mesentery artery (SMA) and the aorta. The case is presented of a 33-year-old female patient with a 10-year history of hypertension and abdominal pain in whom NCS was diagnosed.