title: Retroperitoneal fibrosis after surgery for aortic aneurysm in a patient with periarteritis nodosa: successful treatment with corticosteroids.
abstract: A 54-year-old man with hepatitis B virus-related periarteritis nodosa developed retroperitoneal fibrosis with bilateral hydronephrosis 2.5 months after placement of an aortobifemoral prosthesis for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Retroperitoneal fibrosis disappeared after treatment with corticosteroids. This observation is interesting in the light of the hypothesis that retroperitoneal fibrosis is caused by vasculitis.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Hépatologie, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Hautekeete
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Babany
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marcellin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gayno
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Palazzo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erlinger
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Benhamou
mesh_terms: D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000150:complications*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011239:Prednisolone