title: [The treatment of retroperitoneal fibrosis. Report of personal experience with 17 cases].
abstract: Between 1974 and 1988 17 patients with retroperitoneal fibrosis were seen in our hospital. 9 patients received medical and surgical treatment: first ureterolysis with intraperitoneal displacement following an immunosuppressive therapy. 6 patients received only immunosuppressive therapy. 1 patient only received surgical treatment. 1 patient showed spontaneous remission. The results of our study confirm that the combined surgical and medical treatment is a good therapy of retroperitoneal fibrosis. An effective treatment with immunosuppressive drug therapy alone is possible in well-chosen patients.
authors: Urologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum Rudolf Virchow, Standort Charlottenburg, Berlin.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Vanherpe
authors: W
authors: W
authors: von Waldthausen
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Roggenbuck
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Nagel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents
vernacular_title: Die Behandlung der retroperitonealen Fibrose. Ein Erfahrungsbericht über 17 eigene Fälle.