Nutcracker syndrome affects the left kidney vein. Symptoms include flank pain and blood in your urine. Learn causes, diagnosis, and treatment options.

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 ...

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 ...

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 Philadelphia woman shares her battle with Nutcracker Syndrome and how she found help at Temple Health.

A WOMAN has spent years "in constant agony" due to a rare condition called nutcracker syndrome - she "can't imagine" what it would be like to not feel pain. Katie Shalka, 28, has had flank pain ...

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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.

For 6 years, a college cross-country skier experiened pain that kept her from school and skiing. Finally, she was diagnosed with Nutcracker syndrome.

Nutcracker syndrome is a rare vein compression disorder. It occurs when arteries, most often the abdomen's aorta and superior mesenteric artery, squeeze the left renal (kidney) vein.