Value of magnetic resonance imaging indices of left renal vein entrapment in the diagnosis of nutcracker syndrome in children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nutcracker syndrome (NCS) is also known as left renal vein (LRV) compression syndrome. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can better depict the anatomical structure of soft tissues in the area of compression. Diagnosis of NCS using MRI in adults is not uncommon. However, there are few studies on the diagnosis of NCS using MRI in children. Therefore, we conducted this study to evaluate the clinical value of the MRI indices of the LRV in the diagnosis of NCS in children.

Methods

This study was a single-center retrospective analysis. One hundred seventy-four patients with suspected NCS were enrolled from January 2017 to July 2020. The inclusion criteria for suspected NCS were mainly based on clinical symptoms or signs, laboratory examinations and imaging reports. Other

SUBMITTER: Wang R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8192989 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature