Like father, like son: Pulmonary thromboembolism due to inflammatory or hereditary condition? Two case reports

Abstract Background: Nutcracker syndrome (NCS) refers to compression of the left renal vein (LRV) between the aorta and superior mesenteric artery (SMA), which results in renal venous hypertension and its resultant clinical manifestations. Left renal vein thrombus (LRVT) complicating NCS is relatively rare. To the best of our knowledge, there are only four case reports of LRVT complicating NCS. Furthermore, there are no reports of pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) caused by NCS. Herein, we describe a rare case of NCS causing LRVT and PTE and its clinical management. Case Presentation: A 40-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with acute left flank pain. Computed tomography angiography (CTA) revealed compression of the LRV between the aorta and the SMA with an LRVT. Furthermore, CTA revealed bilateral PTE. Rivaroxaban was administered as an anticoagulant. Twenty days after initiation, CTA revealed complete resolution of PTE and LRVT, and repeat CTA at 3 and 6 months showed no recurrence. Conclusions: This case report demonstrates that NSC may be a possible cause of LRVT and PTE. We review the reported cases of NCS complicated by LRVT and discuss the imaging modalities for NCS.

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CASE REPORTS: Intracardiac Thrombosis in Multiple Chambers and Descending Aorta Manifested as Systemic and Pulmonary Thromboembolism

Echocardiography ◽

10.1111/j.1540-8175.2005.40039.x ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 22 (8) ◽

pp. 671-674 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Chih-Hsin Hsu ◽

Ting-Hsing Chao ◽

Wei-Chuan Tsai ◽

Wei-Ting Li ◽

Ping-Yen Liu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Pulmonary Thromboembolism ◽

Case Reports ◽

Descending Aorta ◽

Intracardiac Thrombosis

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Atypical Presentation and Delayed Diagnosis of Gyrate Atrophy: Case Reports of Two Siblings

10.21203/rs.3.rs-1075468/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Tugce Horozoglu Ceran ◽

Berrak Sekeryapan Gediz ◽

Kenan Sonmez

Keyword(s):

Case Reports ◽

Pigment Epithelium ◽

Retinal Pigment ◽

Delayed Diagnosis ◽

Atypical Presentation ◽

Gyrate Atrophy ◽

Previous Diagnosis ◽

History Of ◽

Transferase Deficiency ◽

Hereditary Condition

Abstract Gyrate atrophy is a hereditary condition characterized by ornithine amino transferase deficiency related large areas of retinal pigment epithelium and choriocapillaris lobular shaped atrophy in the peripherial retina. In this report, we present a case of atypical presentation of gyrate atrophy. The aim of this report is to present two siblings, one of which was associated with lamellar macular hole and with a history of previous diagnosis of retinitis pigmentosa. The delayed diagnosis of gyrate atrophy was made only after her brother, who was 5 years younger than her was diagnosed with gyrate atrophy. In addition, in this report, we evaluated gyrate atrophy in terms of multimodal imaging findings, differential diagnosis and treatment of macular complications.

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Pulmonary thromboembolism after air travel: Two case reports, the review of literature and forensic implications

Forensic Science International ◽

10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.05.016 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 222 (1-3) ◽

pp. e13-e18

Author(s):

Zoran Mihailovic ◽

Bojana Radnic ◽

Tatjana Atanasijevic ◽

Vesna Popovic

Keyword(s):

Pulmonary Thromboembolism ◽

Case Reports ◽

Air Travel ◽

Review Of Literature ◽

Forensic Implications

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Cancer – Associated Thrombosis – A Study of Cases

PRILOZI ◽

10.2478/prilozi-2021-0025 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 42 (2) ◽

pp. 89-97

Author(s):

Marijan Bosevski ◽

Emilija Lazarova Trajkovska ◽

Gorjan Krstevski ◽

Filonid Aliu ◽

Safet Salkoski ◽

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Keyword(s):

Deep Vein Thrombosis ◽

Venous Thromboembolism ◽

Early Diagnosis ◽

Pulmonary Thromboembolism ◽

Case Reports ◽

Morbidity And Mortality ◽

Vein Thrombosis ◽

Patients With Cancer ◽

Cancer Associated Thrombosis ◽

Deep Vein

Abstract Research shows that the presence of cancer increases the likelihood of developing venous thromboembolism (pulmonary thromboembolism and deep vein thrombosis) from as much as fourfold up to sevenfold. It is imperative that after early diagnosis we treat cancer-associated thrombosis with grave seriousness in order to reduce its morbidity and mortality. We present 14 case reports of patients with cancer-associated thrombosis including thrombosis related to malignant hemopathies.

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