[A case of retroperitoneal fibrosis with spontaneous regression].
Retroperitoneal fibrosis has an unknown pathogenesis. Medical treatment should be preferred to surgery. However, surgical treatment is required when an ureteral involvement is present. A case of retroperitoneal fibrosis with spontaneous regression is reported. Current knowledge on pathogenesis, diagnosis and preferred treatment is outlined.
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I Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Roma.
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Sapienza
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Tedesco
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Cavallaro
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D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed