A Case of Nutcracker Syndrome Presenting with Proteinuria

Year 2025, Volume: 2 Issue: 3, 180 - 181, 28.10.2025

Emre Ozturk

https://doi.org/10.70058/cjm.1660502

Abstract

Nutcracker syndrome (NCS) is symptomatic unilateral renal venous hypertension caused by the compression of the left renal vein (LRV) between the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and the aorta (anterior NCS) or between the aorta and the vertebra (posterior NCS)

Keywords

Proteinuria , Nutcracker Syndrome

Proteinuri ile Başvuran Nutcracker Sendromlu Bir Olgu

Abstract

Nutcracker sendromu (NCS), sol renal venin (LRV) superior mezenterik arter (SMA) ile aorta arasında (anterior NCS) veya aorta ile vertebra arasında (posterior NCS) sıkışması sonucu gelişen semptomatik tek taraflı renal venöz hipertansiyondur.

Keywords

proteinuri , nutcracker sendromu

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