Left inferior vena cava with nutcracker syndrome: A case report

Abstract

Nutcracker syndrome is a condition where there is compression of the left renal vein between the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery causing symptoms. Here, we describe the case of a female patient who had symptoms secondary to the compression of a left inferior vena cava between the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery causing a nutcracker syndrome. We will review the etiology, embryology, and imaging of the inferior vena cava and nutcracker syndrome.

Keywords

• Nutcracker syndrome, renal
• Phenomenon, renal nutcracker
• Vena cava, inferior