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  • Title: The nutcracker syndrome: an uncommon cause of haematuria.
    Author: Shaper KR, Jackson JE, Williams G.
    Journal: Br J Urol; 1994 Aug; 74(2):144-6. PubMed ID: 7921928.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To increase the awareness of this rare cause of haematuria and to describe the operative techniques available for its treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The investigation and treatment of five patients with the nutcracker syndrome have been reviewed. RESULTS: A new variant of the nutcracker syndrome is described. Using a combination of venolysis, Gortex graft renal vein interposition and an anterior nephropexy, the haematuria of four patients has ceased and improved in one. CONCLUSION: The nutcracker syndrome is a rare cause of haematuria which responds successfully to surgical treatment. Successful treatment does not appear to be related to lowering of the renal vein pressure.
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