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What Does Kidney Stones With Nutcrackers Syndrome Suggest?
I am a 63 year old woman who has lead an active life.In the last year I have gone downhill drastically. I was told that in an MRI to check for kidney stones they noticed that I might have nutcrackers syndrome.can you explain? It seems that I have symptoms associated with this.
Fri, 15 May 2015
Hi thanks for writing !
Nutcracker syndrome is a condition is which the left renal vein gets compressed between two large vesels that is sup mesenteric artery and aorta. Symptoms might be blood in urine and flank pain. It is an anatomical abnormality and does not cause stones.
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Nutcracker syndrome is a condition is which the left renal vein gets compressed between two large vesels that is sup mesenteric artery and aorta. Symptoms might be blood in urine and flank pain. It is an anatomical abnormality and does not cause stones.
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