Difference between revisions of "Retroperitoneal fibrosis"
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*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> | *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> | ||
*No standard diagnostic criteria.<ref name=pmid23597969>{{Cite journal | last1 = Scheel | first1 = PJ. | last2 = Feeley | first2 = N. | title = Retroperitoneal fibrosis. | journal = Rheum Dis Clin North Am | volume = 39 | issue = 2 | pages = 365-81 | month = May | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1016/j.rdc.2013.02.004 | PMID = 23597969 }}</ref> | |||
Treatment: | Treatment:<ref name=pmid23597969/> | ||
*Immunosuppression. | *Immunosuppression. | ||
*Ureteral stents - to avoid [[renal failure]]. | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
Latest revision as of 20:22, 30 October 2013
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]
- No standard diagnostic criteria.[3]
Treatment:[3]
- Immunosuppression.
- Ureteral stents - to avoid renal failure.
Microscopic
- Fibrous tissue (pink background) with inflammatory cells (plasma cells, benign lymphocytes and eosinophils).
Note:
- Entrapped adipocytes (white open spaces) are common.
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A. KIDNEY, RIGHT, RADICAL NEPHRECTOMY: - SEVERE PYELONEPHRITIS, CHRONIC ACTIVE. - EXTENSIVE TOTAL SCLEROSIS OF GLOMERULI AND INTERSTITIAL FIBROSIS (END-STAGE KIDNEY). - PERIRENAL FAT WITH FOCI OF FAT NECROSIS, FIBROSIS AND A MIXED INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE WITH PLASMA CELLS. - NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY. B. SOFT TISSUE, RETROPERITONEUM, BIOPSY: - FIBROTIC SOFT TISSUE WITH A MINIMAL FOCAL LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATE. - NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Scheel, PJ.; Feeley, N. (May 2013). "Retroperitoneal fibrosis.". Rheum Dis Clin North Am 39 (2): 365-81. doi:10.1016/j.rdc.2013.02.004. PMID 23597969.
- ↑ URL: http://www.mypacs.net/cases/RETROPERITONEAL-FIBROSIS-17484372.html. Accessed on: 20 October 2011.