Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis Presenting with Hypertension and Acute Renal Failure
Abdominal aortic aneurysm can rarely cause retroperitoneal fibrosis secondary to the leakage of inflammatory cells from aortic plaques to the retroperitoneal area.
Engin Onan +5 more
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Hypoplasia of the right hepatic lobe is a rare and usually asymptomatic anomaly, which sometimes may be associated with portal hypertension but rarely with retroperitoneal fibrosis.
Sumit Verma +3 more
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A case of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis presenting as gallbladder carcinoma
Background Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is a rare disease with a poor prognosis characterized by systemic inflammation and fibroinflammatory tissue. Idiopathic RPF (IRPF) accounts for approximately two-thirds of RPF cases.
Rui Li +4 more
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Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis with Bilateral Varicocele – A Rare Presentation of Very Rare Clinical Entity [PDF]
Retroperitoneal fibrosis is a very rare inflammatory disease leading to extensive fibrosis throughout the retroperitoneum. The majority of cases are idiopathic in which the exact cause is not known.
Vikram Rajput +3 more
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Surgical salvage in patients with advanced testicular cancer: indications, risks and outcomes [PDF]
The purpose of this review is to present a comprehensive and updated review of the literature and summary of the indications, risks and outcomes related to salvage, desperation and late relapse surgery for advanced testicular cancer.
Cary, Clint +2 more
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Retroperitoneal fibrosis (ormond’s disease). Clinical case
Retroperitoneal fibrosis (Ormond’s disease) is a nonspecific inflammatory process in the retroperitoneal tissue with the formation of fibrous tissue that causes compression of the ureter and other adjacent structures.
E. N. Skryabina +2 more
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Retroperitoneal fibrosis and scleroderma [PDF]
Abstract The association of retroperitoneal fibrosis and systemic sclerosis is reported from a patient positive for the HLA-B27 antigen. This appears to be the first report of such an association. Pathological features common to the 2 syndromes are discussed and the literature is reviewed.
M A, Mansell, R W, Watts
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Mycophenolate mofetil combined with steroids: New experiences in the treatment of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis [PDF]
Background/Aim. Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis (IRF) is an uncommon disease characterized by a retroperitoneal fibrotic tissue that often involve the ureters, leading to the obstructive nephropathy and variable impairment of renal function. Findings
Hrvačević Rajko +5 more
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Wegener’s granulomatosis and retroperitoneal fibrosis: a case report and review of the literature
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), also known as Wegener’s granulomatosis (WG), is a rare systemic auto-inflammatory disease characterized by necrotizing granulomatous inflammation and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies-associated small vessel ...
Lia Salvati +5 more
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Retroperitoneal fibrosis: a case of a patient (63y/o) treated with low-dose methotrexate (MTX) and 6-methylprednisolone (6-MP) [PDF]
Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF), is a rare fibroinflammatory disease. The pathogenesis of RPF is still unclear and numerous theories have been reported such as environmental factors, immunologic process, genetic component, local inflammation and advanced
A. Santoro +6 more
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