...Alexander Sascha Brandt; Lars Kamper; Sonja Kukuk; Patrick Haage; Stephan Roth Objective: To evaluate the therapeutic effect of tamoxifen monotherapy in patients with retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF). Patients and Methods: From 2007 on, 31 patients with idiopathic RPF were treated with tamoxifen...

... serum IgG4 levels because of suspicion of retroperitoneal fibrosis secondary to IgG4-related disease, which proved to be high. Further, immunostaining of the renal pelvic biopsy samples showed IgG4-positive cells. Therefore, diagnosing IgG4-related retroperitoneal fibrosis, we administered...

..., such as autoimmune pancreatitis, retroperitoneal fibrosis, sialadenitis, thyroiditis, inflammatory abdominal aneurysm, tubulointerstitial nephritis, and inflammatory pseudotumor [World J Gastroenterol 2008;14:3948-3955]. A 71-year-old man visited our hospital with the complaint of left flank pain and gross hematuria...

...W. Boeckmann; J.M. Wolff; G. Adam; P. Effert; G. Jakse We report a case of retroperitoneal fibrosis with dilation of the upper urinary tract on both sides and impaired renal function in a 66-year-old female. The patient was successfully treated by laparoscopic ureterolysis...

...AyÈ™e Erden; Suat Aytaç; Turhan Cumhur; Mehmet Yurdakul; Ümit Çalikoğlu Delay in diagnosis is common in retroperitoneal fibrosis because of the nonspecific clinical presentation. Ultrasonography combined with color Doppler imaging is a rapid and practical method in the early diagnosis and during...

... inserted in the bilateral kidneys. Since retrograde and antegrade pyelograms revealed bilateral midureteral stricture, idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis at first suspected, but no mass in the retroperitoneal space was found by a computed tomogram. An exploratory laparotomy showed no fibrous mass...

... responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Ureteralstenosis Retroperitoneal fibrosis Periureteritis plastica Obstructive uropathy Chronical ureteritis Urol. int. 29: 38-^7 (1974...

...Sergio Leoni; Erasmo Rondanelli Two cases of retroperitoneal fibrosis are presented. Etiopathogenetic problems connected with various drugs are discussed, among which the methysergide is of paramount importance as well as the less known drugs such as reserpine. Histologic structures were studied...

...L.V. Wagenknecht; J. Auvert A comprehensive study of major symptoms and radiological findings of 31 patients with retroperitoneal fibrosis is presented. In 6 of these cases, the disease appeared to be secondary to chronic methysergide intoxication. Major clinical signs were lumbar pain...

...L.V. Wagenknecht We report about 6 patients with retroperitoneal fibrosis and ureteral obstruction, who were treated for migraine headaches by an average dose of 3 mg per day of methysergide for 3 years. After methysergide therapy was discontinued, the dilated upper urinary system became normal...

...G.C. Tresidder; J.P Blandy; M. Singh (1) After ureterolysis for retroperitoneal fibrosis we recommend wrapping the ureter up in a sheath of great omentum. (2) This technique prevented the return of fibrosis around the ureter in 11 of 12 ureters: in the 12th the fibrous tissue recurred just where...

...M. Bergmann; G. Gollmann This is a case report of retroperitoneal fibrosis in a female patient of 42 years. The lymphogram showed evidence of total lymph block with lymphovenous shunts to the branches of the portal vein. Early involvement of the lymphatic system is thought to have taken place...

...Deniz Arslan; Berna Değirmenci; Güven Aslan; Özhan Özdoğan; Adil Esen; Hatice Durak In this case report we present a rare manifestation of a false-negative diuretic radionuclide renography in a patient with urinary ascites due to retroperitoneal fibrosis. Diuretic renography may lead to false...

... retroperitoneal fibrosis was made. The procedure was well tolerated, and long-term follow-up confirmed the diagnosis. Transcaval retroperitoneal biopsy may represent an alternative to surgical biopsy of diffuse retroperitoneal disease in high operative-risk patients. Retroperitoneal fibrosis Vena cava Biopsy...