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.

In nutcracker syndrome, the renal vein coming from your left kidney becomes compressed and blood can't flow through it normally. Instead, blood can flow backwards into other veins and cause them ...

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 ...

PAIN GAME I’ve had rare ‘nutcracker syndrome’ condition for nearly a decade – I can’t remember what it’s like to not be in pain ...

Woman with rare Nutcracker Syndrome donates kidney to stranger in need on Long Island Thursday, December 24, 2020 Stacey Sager has a feel good story of a woman with a rare disorder who donated a ...

For a young Philadelphia woman, the culprit was Nutcracker Syndrome. "I was out for a walk one day, and there was a very sharp and intense pain that caused me to double over," recalls Sara ...

Northwell doctors said nutcracker syndrome is so rare, they don't even have statistics on how many victims suffer with the condition. CBS2's Carolyn Gusoff contributed to this report.

Michelle Griffith was diagnosed with Nutcracker Syndrome, where pressure on the renal vein, which drains the kidneys, is similar to the pressure a nutcracker puts on a walnut.

For 37 years the Honda Inspiration Award has recognized a female collegiate athlete who has overcome physical or emotional hardship, later returning to athletic achievement. Sidney Barbier, a ...

Just in time for Christmas, a woman who suffered from a rare disorder called Nutcracker Syndrome and donated her kidney to a complete stranger on Wednesday reunited with the recipient and the ...