title: Childhood retroperitoneal fibrosis associated with a horseshoe kidney: a case report.
abstract: The case of a 12-year-old girl with retroperitoneal fibrosis and a horseshoe kidney is presented. This is a relationship that has not previously been described. An in-depth review of the literature of childhood retroperitoneal fibrosis is undertaken with accompanying discussion on the etiology, symptoms, pathology, radiographic findings, treatments and prognosis of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN 46805.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Zimmer
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology