Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis a long-term review after surgical treatment.
Eighteen patients who received surgical treatment for histologically proven idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis were reviewed retrospectively. In 6 patients, obstruction of one ureter recurred. In 3, histological evidence of invasion of the wall of the ureters by the fibrous plaque was found.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014513:Ureter / Q000473:pathology; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery