title: Localized unilateral perirenal fibrosis: CT and MRI appearances.
abstract: We report a rare case of localized perirenal retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) in a woman presenting with anemia. The increased diagnostic capabilities and imaging characteristics of CT and MRI are emphasized. Extensive search through the literature revealed that perirenal distribution of RPF has been reported in eight cases, being unilateral in only three.
authors.affiliation: Department of Computed Tomography, Konstantopoulion Agia Olga General Hospital, Athens, Greece. chatri@mycosmos.gr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Triantopoulou
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rizos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bourli
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Koulentianos
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dervenis
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed