title: Retroperitoneal fibrosis: some new acquisitions about pathogenesis and diagnostics.
abstract: Some newly proposed pathogenetic theories for retroperitoneal fibrosis refer to immune-related mechanisms; they are reviewed and discussed. In the field of imaging techniques, some MR paramagnetic contrast media, such as "ferrite" compounds and Gd-DTPA, and 67Ga-scintiscan, 111In-labelled leukocytes scan, 99mTc-labelled colloids contribute to answering the request to differentiate the still active cellulitis from an established fibrosis. 131I-MIGB scan identifies the carcinoid-related retroperitoneal fibrosis.
authors.affiliation: L.D. of Surgical Semeiotics, University of Parma.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alberti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sacchini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cortellini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology