Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis: an unusual cause of low back pain
Language English Country Germany Media print-electronic
Document type Case Reports, Journal Article
- MeSH
- Estrogen Antagonists therapeutic use MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Low Back Pain etiology MeSH
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging MeSH
- Retroperitoneal Fibrosis complications drug therapy MeSH
- Tamoxifen therapeutic use MeSH
- Check Tag
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Case Reports MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Estrogen Antagonists MeSH
- Tamoxifen MeSH
Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is a rare inflammatory disease which is characterized by the development of a fibrous process that surrounds the major vessels and organs located within the retroperitoneum. About two thirds of all cases of RPF are idiopathic and are thought to be immunological in origin. Diagnosis of RPF should be considered in patients with unexplained abdominal and low back pain and retroperitoneal lesions. We present a case report of a 59-year-old white male with idiopathic RPF with history of low back pain and weight loss as only symptoms and treated by tamoxifen, corticosteroids, and insertion of JJ endoureteric catheters due to the obstruction of the upper urinary tract.
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