title: Anterior and posterior nutcracker syndrome accompanying left circumaortic renal vein in an adolescent: case report.
abstract: The left renal vein (LRV) has many developmental variations; the two most common are the circumaortic and the retrocaval. Anterior nutcracker syndrome is the compression of the LRV between the aorta and superior mesenteric artery, whereas posterior nutcracker syndrome occurs between the vertebral column and the aorta. An adolescent male (aged 16 years) was referred to the emergency department for flank pain. CT findings showed the combination of anterior and posterior nutcracker syndrome in the left circumaortic renal vein, which has not previously been described in an adolescent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Radiology Department, 19 Mayis Üniversitesi, Kurupelit Kampusu, Samsun, Turkey. Burakozkan79@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Mehmet B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Özkan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Radiology Department, 19 Mayis Üniversitesi, Kurupelit Kampusu, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Meltem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ceyhan Bilgici
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Radiology Department, 19 Mayis Üniversitesi, Kurupelit Kampusu, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hayalioglu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D059228:Renal Nutcracker Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Adolescent; Anterior-posterior nutcracker syndrome; Circumaortic renal vein; Pediatrics; Radiology