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http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2012.13.3.345

Posterior Nutcracker Syndrome Associated with Interrupted Left Inferior Vena Cava with Azygos Continuation and Retroaortic Right Renal Vein  

Luo, Xiao-Li (Department of Ultrasonography, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University)
Qian, Gen-Nian (Department of Radiology, Fuzhou General Hospital)
Xiao, Hui (Department of Radiology, Fuzhou General Hospital)
Zhao, Chun-Lei (Department of Radiology, Fuzhou General Hospital)
Zhou, Xiao-Dong (Department of Ultrasonography, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University)
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Korean Journal of Radiology / v.13, no.3, 2012 , pp. 345-349 More about this Journal
Abstract
Various anatomic anomalies have been considered the causes of nutcracker syndrome (NCS). Posterior NCS refers to the condition, in which vascular narrowing was secondary to the compression of the retroaortic left renal vein while it is crossing between the aorta and the vertebral column. Here, we report an unusual case of posterior NCS associated with a complicated malformation of the interrupted left inferior vena cava with azygos continuation and retroaortic right renal vein, diagnosed by both color Doppler ultrasonography and CT angiography.
Keywords
Nutcracker syndrome; Left renal vein; Inferior vena cava;
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