Breaking open the case of one patient's acute left flank pain: nutcracker syndrome

Abstract Acute flank and abdominal pain represent a common presenting complaint in the emergency department. The etiology can be broad, ranging from the chest to the groin, from benign to catastrophic. There are common causes such as nephrolithiasis and pyelonephritis for which more than 1 million A...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Bajkowski, Anthony Lagina
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12157
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description Abstract Acute flank and abdominal pain represent a common presenting complaint in the emergency department. The etiology can be broad, ranging from the chest to the groin, from benign to catastrophic. There are common causes such as nephrolithiasis and pyelonephritis for which more than 1 million Americans are diagnosed with in the United States each year.1 Other etiologies are more rare and difficult to diagnose. The following case discusses a rare syndrome involving a young man with flank pain and a few other symptoms.
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spelling doaj-art-af06695dbe154b15b8355ad72f5f17bc2025-08-20T01:59:40ZengElsevierJournal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open2688-11522020-10-011580180310.1002/emp2.12157Breaking open the case of one patient's acute left flank pain: nutcracker syndromeRebecca Bajkowski0Anthony Lagina1Emergency Medicine Department Wayne State University Detroit Michigan USAEmergency Medicine Department Wayne State University Detroit Michigan USAAbstract Acute flank and abdominal pain represent a common presenting complaint in the emergency department. The etiology can be broad, ranging from the chest to the groin, from benign to catastrophic. There are common causes such as nephrolithiasis and pyelonephritis for which more than 1 million Americans are diagnosed with in the United States each year.1 Other etiologies are more rare and difficult to diagnose. The following case discusses a rare syndrome involving a young man with flank pain and a few other symptoms.https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12157abdominal painflank painhematurianutcracker syndromesuperior mesenteric artery syndrome
spellingShingle Rebecca Bajkowski
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Breaking open the case of one patient's acute left flank pain: nutcracker syndrome
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
abdominal pain
flank pain
hematuria
nutcracker syndrome
superior mesenteric artery syndrome
title Breaking open the case of one patient's acute left flank pain: nutcracker syndrome
title_full Breaking open the case of one patient's acute left flank pain: nutcracker syndrome
title_fullStr Breaking open the case of one patient's acute left flank pain: nutcracker syndrome
title_full_unstemmed Breaking open the case of one patient's acute left flank pain: nutcracker syndrome
title_short Breaking open the case of one patient's acute left flank pain: nutcracker syndrome
title_sort breaking open the case of one patient s acute left flank pain nutcracker syndrome
topic abdominal pain
flank pain
hematuria
nutcracker syndrome
superior mesenteric artery syndrome
url https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12157
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