title: An idiopathic case of pediatric retroperitoneal fibrosis with extensive magnetic resonance imaging and follow-up.
abstract: Retroperitoneal fibrosis has seldom been described in the pediatric literature. We present a child who presented with retroperitoneal fibrosis without any associated underlying vascular or inflammatory conditions. This is one of only a few cases of primary idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis in a pediatric patient to have been imaged extensively by MRI.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of California-San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA, jegnatio@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Egnatios
authors.forename: Cherng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Naheedy
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011241:Prednisone
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