title: Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis mimicking a pelvic tumor: a case of pericystitis plastica.
abstract: Retroperitoneal fibrosis was first described in 1905 by Albarran, a French urologist, who performed ureterolysis for ureteral compression produced by the disease. However, this disease became an established clinical entity by Ormond's account in the English literature in 1948. Pericystitis plastica has been used the define an extremely rare type of Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis (IRF) constricting the bladder. In this study, we discussed the recovery of 29-year-old woman with pericystitis plastica who was misdiagnosed as pelvic malignancy or a chronic/subacut pelvic inflammation at the first evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Harran University Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi, Tr 63100 Sanliurfa, Turkey. averit@ixir.com
authors.forename: Ayhan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verit
authors.forename: Ercan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yeni
authors.forename: Dogan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Unal
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kafali
authors.forename: Adil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.forename: Ilyas
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ozardali
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003556:Cystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed