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Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis Treated with Ureterolysis and Wrapping with Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Vascular Graft
Author(s) -
LOH A.,
SOUTH L. M.
Publication year - 1991
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.1991.tb15374.x
Subject(s) - ureterolysis , medicine , retroperitoneal fibrosis , fibrosis , polytetrafluoroethylene , surgery , pathology , materials science , metallurgy
We present a patient with idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis treated with ureterolysis and omental wrapping on one side and expanded PTFE (Goretex) vascular graft wrapping on the other. The latter has been shown to work well in this patient with a 4‐year follow‐up.