title: Retroperitoneal fibrosis causing spinal claudication.
abstract: We report a case of retroperitoneal fibrosis presenting with symptoms of spinal claudication. Retroperitoneal fibrosis is an extremely rare cause of spinal claudication. This case is unique in the literature as no other cases report inferior vena caval obstruction, causing venous hypertension, as the aetiology for spinal claudication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, LS1 3EX, Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thomson
mesh_terms: D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior