• Southern medical journal · Jul 2001

    Case Reports

    Retroperitoneal fibrosis: unusual cause of low back pain.

    • M Onuigbo, K Lawrence, and S Park.
    • Department of Medicine, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, MD, USA.
    • South. Med. J. 2001 Jul 1;94(7):735-7.

    AbstractRetroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is an uncommon collagen vascular disease with a male predominance. Back pain with no specific radiation pattern is common, and bilateral obstructive uropathy, potentially reversible, is frequently associated with RPF. We report a case of RPF and review its diagnosis and management.

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