Successful treatment of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis with steroid administration in a patient with a positive gallium scan.
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.
Tomita
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Department of Urology, Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan.
Morishita
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Saitoh
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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*
D002951:Citrates; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D019343:Citric Acid; D008775:Methylprednisolone