Posterior nutcracker syndrome: a case report.
Cardiovascular abnormalities
Doppler ultrasound
Multidetector computed tomography
Nutcracker syndrome
Journal
Journal of medical case reports
ISSN: 1752-1947
Titre abrégé: J Med Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101293382
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Feb 2021
01 Feb 2021
Historique:
received:
30
10
2020
accepted:
03
12
2020
entrez:
1
2
2021
pubmed:
2
2
2021
medline:
15
5
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Posterior nutcracker syndrome is defined by the compression of the left renal vein between the abdominal aorta and a lumbar vertebral body. It can be clinically manifest with intermittent hematuria, gonadal or spermatic reflux resulting in varicocele. Ultrasound is the first-line imaging which require more accurate study with contrast-enhanced computed tomography. Management can be conservative in younger patients with mild hematuria due to the high spontaneous remission rate and invasive with open surgical and endovascular interventions. We describe a very rare case with compression of the left renal vein due to an osteophyte of the spine. A 62-year-old Caucasic male came to our radiology department for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related liver disease follow-up and mild scrotal pain. The ultrasound examination revealed a compression of the left retro-aortic renal vein in the aorto-vertebral space caused by an osteophyte. Duplex Doppler ultrasound revealed flow congestion in the left renal vein and renal failure; power Doppler ultrasound showed left varicocele. Doppler ultrasound is the first-line imaging and allows the detection of all the typical signs of posterior nutcracker: left renal vein stenosis, flow congestion and renal failure. Nutcracker syndrome should be suspected in older patients with left varicocele associated with hematuria. Failure to diagnose and treat these patients could have serious consequences for their health.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Posterior nutcracker syndrome is defined by the compression of the left renal vein between the abdominal aorta and a lumbar vertebral body. It can be clinically manifest with intermittent hematuria, gonadal or spermatic reflux resulting in varicocele. Ultrasound is the first-line imaging which require more accurate study with contrast-enhanced computed tomography. Management can be conservative in younger patients with mild hematuria due to the high spontaneous remission rate and invasive with open surgical and endovascular interventions. We describe a very rare case with compression of the left renal vein due to an osteophyte of the spine.
CASE PRESENTATION
METHODS
A 62-year-old Caucasic male came to our radiology department for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related liver disease follow-up and mild scrotal pain. The ultrasound examination revealed a compression of the left retro-aortic renal vein in the aorto-vertebral space caused by an osteophyte. Duplex Doppler ultrasound revealed flow congestion in the left renal vein and renal failure; power Doppler ultrasound showed left varicocele.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Doppler ultrasound is the first-line imaging and allows the detection of all the typical signs of posterior nutcracker: left renal vein stenosis, flow congestion and renal failure. Nutcracker syndrome should be suspected in older patients with left varicocele associated with hematuria. Failure to diagnose and treat these patients could have serious consequences for their health.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33522968
doi: 10.1186/s13256-020-02617-0
pii: 10.1186/s13256-020-02617-0
pmc: PMC7849074
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Pagination
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