The clinical significance of retroperitoneal fibrosis.

Volume: 81, Issue: 3, Pages: 250 - 7
Published: Mar 1, 1977
Abstract
A total of 481 cases of retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) presented in the literature have been reviewed. Ten additional cases from this hospital have been added. One etiological factor, methysergide, has been implicated in 12.4 percent of cases, but the majority remain unexplained. Characteristically, the patient will be male (2:1 ratio), in his 50's (30.9 percent), with vague lower back pain (34.2 percent) or possibly flank pain (34.0 percent)....
Paper Details
Title
The clinical significance of retroperitoneal fibrosis.
Published Date
Mar 1, 1977
Journal
Volume
81
Issue
3
Pages
250 - 7
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