Diseases

Retroperitoneal Fibrosis

A slowly progressive condition of unknown etiology, characterized by deposition of fibrous tissue in the retroperitoneal space compressing the ureters, great vessels, bile duct, and other structures. When associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm, it may be called chronic periaortitis or inflammatory perianeurysmal fibrosis.

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Abstract

A slowly progressive condition of unknown etiology, characterized by deposition of fibrous tissue in the retroperitoneal space compressing the ureters, great vessels, bile duct, and other structures. When associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm, it may be called chronic periaortitis or inflammatory perianeurysmal fibrosis.

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18 entry terms
  • Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis
  • Ormond Disease
  • Ormond's Disease
  • Disease, Ormond
  • Disease, Ormond's
  • Fibroses, Retroperitoneal
  • Fibrosis, Retroperitoneal
  • Retroperitoneal Fibroses
  • Fibrosis, Inflammatory Perianeurysmal
  • Fibrosis, Perianeurysmal Inflammatory
  • Inflammatory Fibrosis, Perianeurysmal
  • Inflammatory Perianeurysmal Fibrosis
  • Perianeurysmal Fibrosis, Inflammatory
  • Perianeurysmal Inflammatory Fibrosis
  • Periaortitis, Chronic
  • Chronic Periaortitides
  • Chronic Periaortitis
  • Periaortitides, Chronic

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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  1. C23.550.355w.700w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Retroperitoneal Fibrosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012185. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012185
  2. Retroperitoneal Fibrosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroperitoneal_fibrosis
  3. Retroperitoneal Fibrosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1600050