Open AccessChronic Pelvic Pain and Hematuria Associated with Posterior Nutcracker Syndrome
Author(s) -
Lina Belkouchi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ra journal of applied research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2394-6709
DOI - 10.47191/rajar/v6i11.01
Subject(s) - nutcracker syndrome , medicine , left renal vein , pelvic pain , superior mesenteric artery , surgery , varicocele , aorta , back pain , microscopic hematuria , radiology , kidney , pregnancy , proteinuria , pathology , infertility , inferior vena cava , alternative medicine , biology , genetics
The nutcracker syndrome is a rare syndrome in which the left renal vein is compressed between the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery or even more rarely between the aorta and vertebral body, in case of an anatomical variation of the left renal vein. It is more likely discovered within young patients presenting pelvic pain, hematuria, or varicocele. Treatments vary from conservative, to surgical or endovascular. Here we present the case of a young patient with chronic pelvic pain and hematuria, diagnosed as a posterior nutcracker syndrome.