Open AccessA rare presentation of nutcracker syndrome and it’s vascular managment
Author(s) -
Nguessan Judicael Ahoury,
Salami Fatima Adéniké,
Ndja Ange Patrick,
Nicolas Cavez,
K.P. N’Zi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of biomedical graphics and computing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-4016
pISSN - 1925-4008
DOI - 10.5430/jbgc.v7n1p13
Subject(s) - nutcracker syndrome , medicine , flank pain , left renal vein , superior mesenteric artery , presentation (obstetrics) , percutaneous , surgery , radiology , abdominal pain , back pain , flank , angiography , abdominal aorta , case presentation , venography , aorta , anatomy , thrombosis , inferior vena cava , alternative medicine , pathology
Nutcracker syndrome includes all the symptoms associated with the narrowing of the left renal vein (LRV). That narrowing occurs between the aorta and the Superior Mesenteric Artery (anterior) or vertebra (posterior). The symptoms are various and not specific but the patient sometimes presents hematuria with or without left flank pain. We report a case on a 42 years old woman, who was suffering from left flank pain for a long time aggravated during and after each pregnancy. The diagnosis of nutcracker syndrome was initially omitted. Abdominal pelvic Angio CT and venography were performed. We placed a percutaneous stent in the narrowed portion of the renal vein. The result was successful.