Hummingbird (Rorschach radiology)

Case contributed by Maulik S Patel
Diagnosis not applicable
ultrasound

There is a compressed left renal vein between the superior mesenteric artery and abdominal aorta resulting in proximal renal vein dilatation. With some imagination, the image looks like a hummingbird.

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