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
- May cause obstructive uropathy.[1]
- One of the many IgG4-related systemic diseases.[2]
Treatment:
- Immunosuppression.
Microscopic
- 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
- ↑ 1.0 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.
- ↑ Kamisawa, T.; Okamoto, A. (Jul 2008). "IgG4-related sclerosing disease.". World J Gastroenterol 14 (25): 3948-55. PMID 18609677.
- ↑ URL: http://www.mypacs.net/cases/RETROPERITONEAL-FIBROSIS-17484372.html. Accessed on: 20 October 2011.