renal vein varices
Nutcracker
syndrome • Nutcracker syndrome - Ganzer Fall bei Radiopaedia
Renal vein varices develop for various reasons and are usually asymptomatic.
Clinical presentation
Renal vein varices are usually asymptomatic. Some patients may present with flank pain and/or hematuria.
Pathology
Etiology
- chronic renal vein thrombosis
- nutcracker syndrome
- posterior nutcracker syndrome
- retroaortic left renal vein
- portal hypertension (portosystemic collateral pathway i.e. splenorenal shunt)
- idiopathic (usually left sided)
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Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu Varizen der Vena renalis:
