World Journal of Nephrology and Urology, ISSN 1927-1239 print, 1927-1247 online, Open Access
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Letter to the Editor

Volume 1, Number 2-3, June 2012, pages 98-98

Entrapment of the Left Renal Vein: A Rare Cause of Proteinuria

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Figure 1.
Figure 1. The duplex ultrasound typically demonstrated aortomesenteric anatomy with entrapment of the left renal vein (LRV).
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Enhanced CT angiography revealed compression of the left renal vein between the aorta and the superior mesenteric artery.