Paucisymptomatic retroperitoneal fibrosis unmasked soon after a colonoscopy: a prompt resolution.
A 60-year-old man was diagnosed with retroperitoneal fibrosis. Curiously, his back pain became intense immediately after the performance of a colonoscopy. The fibrotic mass was seen on computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen. The patient developed obstructive nephropathy secondary to bilateral encasing of the ureters. Early diagnosis and combined therapy with corticosteroids and ureteral stents led to clinical and radiological remission of the disease.
Barquiel
Beatriz
B
Department of Internal Medicine, La Paz University Hospital, 28046 Madrid, Spain. beatriz.barquiel@gmail.com
Soto
Clara
C
Adán
Luisa
L
Ruiz-Ares
Gerardo
G
Alonso
Eduardo
E
Ríos
Juan José
JJ
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011241:Prednisone