[Nutcracker syndrome: a rare cause of abdominal pain in adults that shouldn't be ignored: a case report].

Nowadays, the knowledge of vascular abnormalities is essential for all specialists in their clinical practice and may prevent serious complications through early interventions. Nutcraker syndrome is caused by left renal vein (LRV) compression, usually occurring in the fork formed by the abdominal aorta and the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and leading to the narrowing of the aortomesenteric portion of the left renal vein and to the dilatation of its distal portion. Symptoms are dominated by lumbar, abdominal, pelvic pain and haematuria. Diagnosis is essentially based on modern imaging tests (computed tomography (CT) scan, Doppler-ultrasound, phlebography) and treatment is controversial. We here report the case of a 43-year-old woman, admitted with epigastric pain associated with pelvic heaviness following nutcraker syndrome requiring radiological screening on admission.