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Guilherme Lourenço de Macedo1, Matheus Alves Dos Santos1, Andrey Biff Sarris1, Ricardo Zanetti Gomes1.
Abstract
The nutcracker syndrome is characterized by a group of clinical manifestations caused by compression of the Left Renal Vein. The main symptoms are: macro and micro hematuria, proteinuria, and flank pain. Diagnosis is usually made after excluding other causes, because there are no clinical criteria for diagnosis. Confirmation is by Doppler ultrasonography or computed tomography. Treatment can vary, depending on patient characteristics and the severity of the symptoms, while conservative treatment, open surgery, and endovascular surgery may be employed. Currently, open surgery is still the first-line treatment, but some less invasive approaches are gaining acceptance.Entities:
Keywords: hematuria; nephrectomy; renal nutcracker syndrome; stents
Year: 2018 PMID: 30643508 PMCID: PMC6326141 DOI: 10.1590/1677-5449.012417
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Vasc Bras ISSN: 1677-5449
Figure 1Search strategy for review of nutcracker syndrome.
Figure 2Treatment approach for nutcracker syndrome.
Figura 1Estratégia de busca usada para revisão da literatura sobre a síndrome de quebra-nozes.
Figura 2Abordagem terapêutica da síndrome de quebra-nozes.