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ArticleCureus2022

Nutcracker Phenomenon: A Rare Incidental Finding.

Ghaida B AlQefari, Khalil I Alduraibi, Abdulwahab A Almansour, Asail Alghamdi, Mohammed A Alsubhi

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ghaida B AlQefariGeneral Medicine, Qassim University College of Medicine and Surgery, Qassim, SAU.
Khalil I AlduraibiGeneral Medicine, King Saud University College of Medicine and Surgery, Riyadh, SAU.
Abdulwahab A AlmansourGeneral Medicine, King Saud University College of Medicine, Riyadh, SAU.
Asail AlghamdiCollege of Medicine, Albaha University, Albaha, SAU.
Mohammed A AlsubhiRadiology, Albaha University Faculty of Medicine, Albaha, SAU.
Al Baha University · SAQassim University · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The nutcracker phenomenon, or left renal vein (LRV) entrapment syndrome, occurs when there is compression of the LRV, mostly between the abdominal aorta and the superior mesenteric artery. Patients with nutcracker syndrome (NCS) may present with various symptoms, with the most common being hematuria, left flank pain, varicocele in males, proteinuria, and anemia. Our 22-year-old male patient presented with abdominal pain without hematuria. Insidiously, we made the diagnosis of NCS with this unusual presentation. Some studies have proposed a relationship between rapid weight loss in a short period of time and the appearance of NCS. We recommend that healthcare providers suspect NCS in patients who present with abrupt severe abdominal discomfort, particularly in situations that coincide with rapid weight loss for an unknown reason.

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incidentalleft renal vein entrapment syndromenutcracker phenomenonnutcracker syndromerapid weight loss

Identifiers

PMID36570111
PMCPMC9774047
OpenAlexW4312185305

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