Kaleidoscope of instructive cases
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2026 01 20
As a birthday present for my son Jakob who developed the PixelFlux-software I publish a so far unknown compression syndrome
First description of dynamic compression of the duodenum by the superior mesenteric vein, which becomes congested after eating
2025 12 02
Non-pulsatile bilateral tinnitus that intensifies when turning the head to the left in a patient with compression of the left renal vein and left internal jugular vein.
2025 11 15
20 kg weight loss and unbearable abdominal pain and nausea after eating due to simultaneous compression of the celiac trunk and superior mesenteric artery.
2025 11 14
Severe abdominal pain and inability to perform even transcutaneous tube feeding due to a combination of intestinal malrotation and compression of the portal vein
2025 10 13
Successful treatment of a teenage girl who was unable to eat due to extreme postprandial pain an unable to walk due to spasticity in her left leg
2025 09 28
4-D volume flow measurements of the jugular veins reveal the origin of extreme positional headaches
2025 09 27
Patient with severe post-prandial hyperventilation and circulatory issues due to compression of the vena cava by the diaphragm and the down sliding liver
2025 09 22
(in memory of my father, Dr Manfred Scholbach, who discovered the cause of human lordosis; 1 July 1928 – 22 September 2020)
Chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS) with swelling of the right hand in a patient with a narrow subclavian vein valve at its junction with the pressurized internal jugular vein.
A patient with chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS) – successfully treated by venous decompression
2025 07 31
A full urinary bladder and the internal iliac artery squeeze the external iliac vein on the right side, causing a new compression syndrome.
2025 06 04
Left-sided headaches and intolerance to vertical movements as a consequence of the combination of abdominal, cervical and thoracic venous compressions
2025 05 30
Chronic headaches increasing while turning the head: conclusively explained by 4D PixelFlux-measurements of jugular venous flow volumes
Successful treatment of severe post-prandial upper abdominal pain due to pancreatic congestion in a patient with high-grade compression of the splenic vein
2025 04 04
Compression of the left brachiocephalic vein between the aorta and the sternum – a new member of the family of midline compression and congestion syndromes
2025 03 11
Migraine explained with 4D jugular vein volume flow measurements
2025 03 11
Separate diaphragmatic compression of the hepatic veins and the inferior vena cava causes severe right-sided abdominal pain and interferes with the absorption of intestinal blood by the liver.
2025 03 07
A flat abdominal cavity predisposes to vascular compression – the interplay of increased lordosis and a flat rib cage
2025 03 06
A new type of duodenal obstruction as a consequence of its compression by the post-prandially enlarging stomach
2025 02 22
Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) due to posture dependent compression of the inferior vena cava by the diaphragm
2025 01 21
Self-compressing tronc-rénoracidièn causing extreme pain after a meal
2024 12 06
Discovery of a new mechanism for pulsatile tinnitus
Devastating Abdominal Pain due to a New Variant of Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome – “Double MALS”.
2024 12 03
Joint clinical effect of coexisting bilateral jugular vein compression and tronc réno-rachidièn.
2024 12 01
If Wilkie syndrome is suspected – be prudent
2024 11 17
Stabbing pain below the right rib cage during and persistent after air travel – an interesting case report with a surprising solution
2024 11 16
Successful Treatment of Left Sided Varicocoele by Spinal Postural Adjustment – The Value of PixelFlux Guided Physical Training
2024 11 09
No more bladder self-catheterization after decompression of left renal and left iliac vein
2024 10 28
First ever description of a dynamic compression of the left renal vein after a meal by the filling duodenum being responsible for unbearable postprandial upper abdominal and left lower thoracic and left flank pain
Compression of the left renal vein by the duodenum
2024 10 19
Varicocoele is predominantly caused by left renal vein compression
2024 10 17
A new vascular compression syndrome (17 October 2024) – Compression of the median cubital vein depending on the position of the elbow joint
2024 01 20
A rare variant of Wilkie syndrome
(published on 20.01.2024 on the 41st birthday of Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Jakob Scholbach, who developed the first version of the PixelFlux software as a pupil at the Ostwald-Gymnasium in Leipzig)
2024 01 17
Restless legs-a little known symptom of abdominal vascular compression syndromes
2024 01 13
POTS – different from what you might think: an example
2023 11 30
Diaphragmatic compression of the liver veins with hepatic and intestinal congestion
2023 10 26
Migraines may develop in the wake of vascular compression syndromes
2023 09 26
Posture dependent unbearable breathlessness and fullness in the right upper abdomen due to a variable diaphragmatic compression of the hepatic veins and the vena cava inferior
2023 08 08
Posture dependent left flank / thoracic / lumbar pain – a new compression syndrome I recently detected
2023 07 07
Genital and sexual symptoms of vascular compression syndromes – patient with ulcer of labia minora
2023 07 05
Abdominal pain due to liver compression in slipping rib syndrome in an EDS patient
2023 06 15
Gradually increasing, unbearable pain in the left flank only when standing or sitting – first description of a new compression syndrome
2023 06 08
Unbearable abdominal pain only while standing – easily diagnosed with PixelFlux
2023 03 11
Debilitating neurologic disease successfully treated by decompression of the left renal and left common iliac vein in a young woman with massive ataxia due to venous congestion of the spinal cord via a tronc réno-rachidièn rendering her wheel-chair bound
2022 01 04
Massive hematuria never in the morning, but always in the evening – only PixelFlux knows the answer
2021 11 26
Multiple severe compression syndromes and post-operative vomiting and pain (added 2021 11 26)
2021 07 16
Unbearable breast pain while sitting
Swollen bluish feet nausea unbearable epigastric and breast pain breathlessness
2021 06 14
Genital pain on sitting – sometimes pudendal neuralgia – here long undetected subacute Bartholinitis along with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and and multiple compression syndromes – diagnosis by PixelFlux
2020 11 06
Enigma resolved: Voimiting, headaches, nausea and abdominal pain only disappear while flexing the hip