title: [Computerized tomography in the diagnosis and follow-up of retroperitoneal fibrosis].
abstract: We report 4 patients with surgically proved idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis. Retroperitoneal fibrosis was diagnosed correctly in 3 of the patients by computerized tomography. On the computerized tomogram, retroperitoneal fibrosis demonstrated a characteristic soft tissue mass enveloping the vessels and ureters. In 2 patients, the follow-up computerized tomogram revealed spontaneous resolution of the mass in the retroperitoneal space. Computerized tomography is one of the most useful methods in the preoperative evaluation and postoperative follow-up of this disease.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed