The nutcracker's syndrome or phenomenom is defined as the left renal vein compression between the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery. Diagnosis is uncommon, not only due to its low frequency but for the dificulty to be suspected in usual findings as lumbar pain or hematuria. We present the case of a patient to whom we were able to show mentioned pathology with the helicoidal TC with volumetric reconstruction "3D" (VR).
El síndrome o fenómeno de Nutcracker o Cascanueces se define como la compresión de la vena renal izquierda a su paso por la pinza u horquilla vascular formada por la aorta y la mesentérica superior. Su diagnóstico es poco frecuente, tanto por su baja frecuencia como por la dificultad de sospecharlo ante hallazgos tan frecuentes como el dolor lumbar o la hematuria. Presentamos el caso de una paciente en la cual pudimos demostrar dicha patología mediante el apoyo diagnóstico del TAC helicoidal con reconstrucción volumétrica o "3D" (VR). PALABRAS CLAVE: Síndrome de Nutcracker. Fenómeno de cascanueces. Hematuria. TAC helicoidal.
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