Diagnostic Clues in Pediatric Nutcracker Syndrome: From Two Clinical Cases to Current Literature Analysis

• Main Authors: Speranza Cioffi (Author), Federica Di Domenico (Author), Giuseppina Russo (Author), Angelica De Nigris (Author), Stefano Guarino (Author), Emanuele Miraglia del Giudice (Author), Pierluigi Marzuillo (Author), Anna Di Sessa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Nutcracker syndrome (NCS) is a rare pediatric disease caused by left kidney vein compression. Besides the "Triade's symptoms", including hematuria, proteinuria, and flank pain, a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations has been reported. As the significant hemodynamic changes seconda...