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Cisplatin-based chemotherapy of testicular cancer - Two decades after a major breakthrough [PDF]
, 2000 Two decades ago the introduction of cisplatin-based combination chemotherapy has dramatically improved the prognosis of patients with metastatic testicular cancer, At present 3 cycles of cisplatin, etoposide and bleomycin are considered as standard ...
Gerl, Arthur
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Tamoxifen for retroperitoneal fibrosis [PDF]
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1997 Summary Retroperitoneal fibrosis, either idiopathic or associated with aortic inflammatory aneurysm, is a chronic fibrotic disease that causes progressive obstruction of ureters and vessels around the lower abdominal aorta. Treatment is often difficult (surgery) or hazardous (steroids).
Frankart, Luc +2 more
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Unusual presentation of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis: case report [PDF]
, 2008 Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis (IRF) is an uncommon entity described as progressive proliferation of connective tissues leading to a fibrous plaque-like lesions that encases the aorta and inferior vena cava inferior to the level of the renal ...
Rees, J., Twahirwa, N.
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PLoS ONE, 2021 Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is an uncommon condition characterized by inflammation and fibrosis in the retroperitoneal space. More than two-thirds of RPF are idiopathic, with the remaining stemed from a variety of secondary causes.
Kunkun Wang +10 more
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Immunoglobulin G - 4(IgG4)-related disease: A case of retroperitoneal disease with mass formation
Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 2023 IgG4-related disease is a rare cause of retroperitoneal fibrosis with mass formation. A 46-year-old female presented with lower back pain. She had an on-and-off mild fever and constitutional symptoms with evidence of tenderness over the lower back ...
B. Subhani, M. Sivapalan, U. Dissanayake
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Future aspects of renal transplantation [PDF]
, 1988 New and exciting advances in renal transplantation are continuously being made, and the horizons for organ transplantation are bright and open. This article reviews only a few of the newer advances that will allow renal transplantation to become even ...
A Kawaguchi +26 more
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Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis
Chirurgia, 2021 The world of surgery has been concerned with idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) ever since 1948, when J. K. Ormond published the first case of ureteral stenosis following a retroperitoneal scleroinflammatory process due to unknown reasons. Until 1960, 82 such cases were reported in the literature.
Virgiliu-Mihail, Prunoiu +4 more
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Endovascular treatment of duplicated inferior vena cava compression from retroperitoneal fibrosis
Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2018 A 68-year-old man with a history of retroperitoneal fibrosis was referred to our clinic because of disabling bilateral lower extremity swelling and venous claudication, worse on the right side than on the left.
Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar, MD, MS +1 more
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Increased expression of 5-hydroxytryptamine(2A/B) receptors in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a rationale for therapeutic intervention [PDF]
, 2010 Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) has a poor prognosis and limited responsiveness to available treatments. It is characterised by epithelial cell injury, fibroblast activation and proliferation and extracellular matrix deposition ...
Amarie, Oana Veronica +8 more
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Tissue eosinophilia and eosinophil degranulation in Riedel's invasive fibrous thyroiditis. [PDF]
, 1996 The etiology of Riedel's invasive fibrous thyroiditis (IFT) has remained obscure. This rare disorder has been confused in the past with the more common fibrous variant of Hashimoto's disease.
Bahn, R. S. +4 more
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