[Retroperitoneal fibrosis: report of two cases].
In case 1, a 24-year-old man was admitted with left lumbago. Abdominal computed tomographic (CT) scan showed the huge mass (8 x 10 x 13 cm in diameter) in the left retroperitoneal space, which lack enhancement and had a irregular margin. Percutaneous needle biopsy guided by ultrasonography was performed. In case 2, a 74-year-old woman was admitted with right lower abdominal pain. Laboratory data showed the renal failure. Imaging study revealed bilateral hydronephroses and bilateral masses at both common iliac vessels. A retroperitoneoscopic biopsy was performed. We diagnosed both cases as retroperitoneal fibrosis and administered prednisolone for 10 months. The masses decreased in size and the symptoms disappeared in both cases.
Department of Urology, Osaka Rosai Hospital.
Motohide
M
Uemura
Masatoshi
M
Mukai
Shinichiro
S
Fukuhara
Nobufumi
N
Kanno
Kensaku
K
Nishimura
Susumu
S
Miyoshi
Kyotaro
K
Yoshida
Kiyoshi
K
Kawano
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011239:Prednisolone