Difference between revisions of "Retroperitoneal fibrosis"

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==General==
==General==
*May cause obstructive uropathy.<ref name=pmid19668300/>
*May cause obstructive uropathy.<ref name=pmid19668300/>
*One of the many [[IgG4-related systemic disease]]s.<ref name=pmid18609677>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Kamisawa | first1 = T. | last2 = Okamoto | first2 = A. | title = IgG4-related sclerosing disease. | journal = World J Gastroenterol | volume = 14 | issue = 25 | pages = 3948-55 | month = Jul | year = 2008 | doi =  | PMID = 18609677 }}</ref>


Treatment:
Treatment:
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Riedel thyroiditis]].
*[[Riedel thyroiditis]].
*[[IgG4-related systemic disease]].


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 19:48, 27 April 2012

Retroperitoneal fibrosis is a rare thingy urologists and rheumatologists dealt with.

General

Treatment:

  • Immunosuppression.

Microscopic

Features:[3][1]

  • Fibrous tissue (pink background) with inflammatory cells like plasma cells, benign lymphocytes and eosinophils. The white open spaces are entrapped adipocytes.

Images:

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Rodríguez Jornet, A.; Andreu Navarro, FJ.; Orellana Fernández, R.; Ibeas López, J.; García García, M. (2009). "[Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis: clinico-pathological characteristics].". Nefrologia 29 (4): 298-303. doi:10.3265/Nefrologia.2009.29.4.5344.en.full. PMID 19668300.
  2. Kamisawa, T.; Okamoto, A. (Jul 2008). "IgG4-related sclerosing disease.". World J Gastroenterol 14 (25): 3948-55. PMID 18609677.
  3. URL: http://www.mypacs.net/cases/RETROPERITONEAL-FIBROSIS-17484372.html. Accessed on: 20 October 2011.