An Unusual Course of Segmental Renal Artery Displays a Rare Case of Hilar Nutcracker Phenomenon
Joint Authors
Sawant, Devendra A.
Moore, Thomas F.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-09-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Nutcracker phenomenon or renal vein entrapment is classically seen as a compression of renal vein in between abdominal aorta and superior mesenteric artery with patients being asymptomatic or clinically manifested in the form of nutcracker syndrome as proteinuria, hematuria, flank pain, pelvic congestion in women, and varicocele in men.
In this report, we are presenting a case of rare variant of nutcracker phenomenon along with brief review of anatomy, pathophysiology, public health, and clinical significance of nutcracker syndrome.
On a routine dissection of an adult male cadaver, we noticed an unusual arrangement of the structures at the hilum of the left kidney showing entrapment of renal vein between left anterior inferior and posterior segmental renal arteries.
The variation in the course of left anterior inferior segmental renal artery leads to compression of left renal vein at renal hilum.
Therefore, we have named this rare abnormal anatomical entity as hilar nutcracker phenomenon.
The structures in the right renal hilum are normal.
The objective of this paper is to report an unusual but important variant of nutcracker phenomenon and also give collective knowledge of such anatomical variations in renal vasculature that will help in diagnosing and treating such rare renal disorder.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sawant, Devendra A.& Moore, Thomas F.. 2015. An Unusual Course of Segmental Renal Artery Displays a Rare Case of Hilar Nutcracker Phenomenon. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058798
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sawant, Devendra A.& Moore, Thomas F.. An Unusual Course of Segmental Renal Artery Displays a Rare Case of Hilar Nutcracker Phenomenon. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058798
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sawant, Devendra A.& Moore, Thomas F.. An Unusual Course of Segmental Renal Artery Displays a Rare Case of Hilar Nutcracker Phenomenon. Case Reports in Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058798
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058798