Nutcracker phenomenon: A new diagnostic method of multislice computed tomography angiography

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 870-873

  Fu, Wei Jun ^a   Hong, Bao Fa ^a   Gao, Jiang Ping ^a   Xiao, Yue Yong ^a   Yang, Yong ^a   Cai, Wei ^a   Guo, Gang ^a   Xiao, Xiong Wang ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Haematuria; Nutcracker phenomenon; X ray

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; KIDNEY VEIN; MALE; NUTCRACKER PHENOMENON; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOVASCULAR DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VEIN DISEASE; VEIN SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ANGIOGRAPHY; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMATURIA; HUMANS; MALE; RENAL VEINS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33745922356     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01430.x     Document Type: Article

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