Nutcracker phenomenon and nutcracker syndrome

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 552-559

  Kurklinsky, Andrew K ^a   Rooke, Thom W ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CLOPIDOGREL;

CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY VEIN; MESENTERIC ARTERY; MORBIDITY; NUTCRACKER SYNDROME; PROTEINURIA; REVIEW; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 77952942128     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/mcp.2009.0586     Document Type: Review

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