Nutcracker phenomenon refers to compression of the left renal vein, most commonly
between the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery, with impaired blood outflow often …

Certain abdominopelvic vascular structures may be compressed by adjacent anatomic
structures or may cause compression of adjacent hollow viscera. Such compressions may …

Pelvic venous disorders (PeVDs) in women can present with chronic pelvic pain, lower-
extremity and vulvar varicosities, lower-extremity swelling and pain, and left-flank pain and …

Nutcracker syndrome (NCS), which is caused by compression of the left renal vein between
the abdominal aorta and the superior mesenteric artery, leads to a series of clinical …

Objective To compare the diagnostic accuracy of dynamic computed tomography (CT) and
gadoxetate-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for characterization of hepatic …

Our objective was to confirm flow patterns of the left renal vein and assess the usefulness of
color Doppler sonography in the diagnosis of the renal vein entrapment, or nutcracker …

Venous compression syndromes are a unique group of disorders characterized by
anatomical extrinsic venous compression, typically in young and otherwise healthy …

OBJECTIVE: Nutcracker syndrome, caused by compression of the left renal vein (LRV)
between the superior mesenteric artery and the aorta, results in left renal and gonadal …

Compression of the left renal vein between the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery has
been termed the nutcracker syndrome. Obstruction of left renal vein outflow results in venous …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the diagnostic values of CT findings of nutcracker syndrome (NCS).
METHODS AND MATERIALS: Twenty seven subjects that underwent CT and renal …