Diagnosis and follow-up of a case of nutcracker syndrome with MR angiography.
10.3348/jkrs.1993.29.3.426
- Author:
Gwy Suk SEO
;
Hyo Keun LIM
;
Sang Hoon BAE
;
Kyung Hwan LEE
;
Dong Wan CHAE
;
Hong Rae CHO
;
Ku Sub YUN
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Angiography*;
Diagnosis*;
Follow-Up Studies*;
Hematuria;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Angiography;
Male;
Mesenteric Artery, Superior;
Prostheses and Implants;
Renal Veins;
Vena Cava, Inferior
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1993;29(3):426-429
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A case of nutcracker syndrome which was initially diagnosed by magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is reported. On preoperative MRA in an 18-year-old male patient with gross hematuria, left renal vein was obliterated at the level of superior mesenteric artery and there was no connection with inferior vena cava. The follow-up MRA after surgical correction with external prosthesis demonstrated entire course of left renal vein without evidence of obstruction which might suggest a possible usage of MRA for a non-invasive diagnosis of nutcracker syndrome.
