Items tagged “retroperitoneal fibrosis”
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Maiden waist deformity
A maiden waist deformity or sign is a name given to the appearance when there is medial deviation of both ureters. This typically occurs in retroperitoneal fibrosis or unilaterally in cases where there is a retrocaval ureter. In the former, there is medial indrawing of the ureters due to deposit...
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Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis
Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis, also known as Ormond disease or occasionally Albarran-Ormond syndrome 6, is a subtype of retroperitoneal fibrosis where no cause is found. It includes a spectrum of diseases that are characterized by fibroinflammatory tissue encasing the abdominal aorta and t...
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Perianeurysmal retroperitoneal fibrosis
Perianeurysmal retroperitoneal fibrosis is a subtype of a spectrum of retroperitoneal fibrosis. It is characterized by association with an inflammatory aneurysm, adventitial and periadventitial inflammation, medial thinning and chronic retroperitoneal inflammatory process which is associated wit...