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Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis
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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Increased expression of 5-hydroxytryptamine(2A/B) receptors in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a rationale for therapeutic intervention [PDF]
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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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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Immunoglobulin G - 4(IgG4)-related disease: A case of retroperitoneal disease with mass formation
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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Left-sided portal hypertension is a very uncommon condition and retroperitoneal fibrosis has rarely been reported as a cause. We present the case of a 77-year-old man with retroperitoneal fibrosis obstructing the splenic vein and causing recurrent ...
M. Di Martino +3 more
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Endovascular treatment of duplicated inferior vena cava compression from retroperitoneal fibrosis
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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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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Unusual presentation of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis: case report [PDF]
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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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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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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