Retroperitoneal fibrosis

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• Synonyms

  • RPF

• Causes

  • Methysergide
  • Methyldopa
  • Bromocriptine
  • Practolol
  • Ruptured aortic aneurysm
  • Irradiation
  • Disseminated cancer
  • Lymphoma
  • Uterine cancer
  • Actinomyces
  • Tuberculosis
  • Histoplasma capsulatum
  • Atherosclerosis

• Effects

  • Ureteric obstruction
  • Raised ESR
  • High C-reactive protein
  • Hypertension0.0%
  • Protein-losing enteropathy
  • Hydrocoele
  • Sterile inflammation

• Parents

  • Gastrointestinal pathology
  • Fibrosis

• Treatments

  • Ureteric stent insertion
  • Ureterolysis
  • Glucocorticoid