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The Nutcracker syndrome refers to compression of the left renal vein between the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery, associated with hematuria, abdominal pain, and varicocele formation.
We report a 13-year-old boy with intermittent gross hematuria for 14 months before admission. Ultrasonography shows narrowing of proximal left renal- vein and dilatation of distal left renal vein at the point of superior... |