title: Successful treatment of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis with steroid administration in a patient with a positive gallium scan.
abstract: A patient with idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis with a positive Ga-67 scan was successfully treated with steroids. Administration of methylprednisolone improved the ureteral obstruction and gallium accumulation also disappeared.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Morishita
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saitoh
mesh_terms: D002951:Citrates; D019343:Citric Acid; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D002951:Citrates; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D019343:Citric Acid; D008775:Methylprednisolone