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Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis A Long‐Term Review after Surgical Treatment
Author(s) -
COOKSEY G.,
POWELL P. H.,
SINGH M.,
YEATES W. K.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1982.tb13611.x
Subject(s) - medicine , retroperitoneal fibrosis , ureter , fibrosis , surgery , radiology , pathology
Summary— Eighteen patients who received surgical treatment for histologically proven idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis were reviewed retrospectively. In 6 patients, obstruction of one ureter recurred. In 3, histological evidence of invasion of the wall of the ureters by the fibrous plaque was found.