Nutcracker syndrome. An uncommon cause of hematuria

Miriam González Herrero^a, Josefa Toledano Bueno^a, Montserrat Antón Gamero^b

^aPediatra. Equipo Básico de Atención Primaria (EBAP). Unidad de Gestión Clínica (UGC) Levante Sur. Córdoba. España.
^bNefrología Pediátrica. Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Materno-Infantil Reina Sofía. Córdoba. España.

Reference of this article: González Herrero M, Toledano Bueno J, Antón Gamero M. Nutcracker syndrome. An uncommon cause of hematuria. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2017;19:259-61.

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Abstract

The nutcracker syndrome is defined as the compression of the left renal vein between the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery. It is a rare cause of hematuria. We presented the clinical case of a child with recurrent macroscopic hematuria, in which the diagnosis was reached by imaging test.

Keywords

● Haematuria ● Nutcracker syndrome ● Renal veins

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