Posterior nutcracker syndrome
Last revised by Henry Knipe on 28 Jan 2021
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Baba Y, Knipe H, Elfeky M, Posterior nutcracker syndrome. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-83785
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4 Nov 2020,
Yahya Baba ◉
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Posterior nutcracker syndrome is a rare vascular compression disorder, in which a retroaortic left renal vein is trapped between the aorta and the vertebral column.
Clinical presentation
The most reported clinical manifestation is microscopic or macroscopic hematuria.
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- 1. Shah D, Qiu X, Shah A et-al. Posterior nutcracker syndrome with left renal vein duplication: An uncommon cause of hematuria. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2013;4(12):1142-1144. doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2013.10.012
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