Is nutcracker syndrome something you’re born with? It can be. Some people are born with a narrower angle between the arteries, which raises the chance that the kidney vein will get compressed.

Katie Shalka, 28, has had flank pain for nearly a decade, but doctors said it was likely "just bad periods." Now she's been diagnosed with nutcracker syndrome and needs expensive surgery.

Nutcracker syndrome is a condition in which two arteries compress the left renal vein (LRV), interfering with blood flow out of the left kidney.

A woman who has spent years “in constant agony” due to a rare condition called nutcracker syndrome is trying to raise money for life-changing surgery. Katie Shalka, 28, has had flank pain for ...

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A NY woman had a rare disease, nutcracker syndrome, but faced doubt from some doctors. She persevered and donated her kidney to save a teen's life.

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