title: [A case of retroperitoneal fibrosis with spontaneous regression].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: I Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Roma.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Toscano
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Di Marzo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sapienza
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tedesco
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cavallaro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed