"Retroperitoneal Fibrosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D012185
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.355.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Retroperitoneal Fibrosis- Retroperitoneal Fibrosis
- Fibroses, Retroperitoneal
- Fibrosis, Retroperitoneal
- Retroperitoneal Fibroses
- Ormond's Disease
- Disease, Ormond's
- Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis
- Ormond Disease
- Disease, Ormond
Periaortitis, Chronic- Periaortitis, Chronic
- Chronic Periaortitides
- Chronic Periaortitis
- Periaortitides, Chronic
- Fibrosis, Perianeurysmal Inflammatory
- Perianeurysmal Inflammatory Fibrosis
- Inflammatory Perianeurysmal Fibrosis
- Perianeurysmal Fibrosis, Inflammatory
- Fibrosis, Inflammatory Perianeurysmal
- Inflammatory Fibrosis, Perianeurysmal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Retroperitoneal Fibrosis" by people in Profiles.
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Retroperitoneal fibrosis. J Urol. 2012 Apr; 187(4):1440-1.
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Multi-institutional survey of laparoscopic ureterolysis for retroperitoneal fibrosis. Urology. 2007 Jun; 69(6):1017-21.
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Laparoscopic diagnosis and management of perinephric adipose-containing lesions. J Endourol. 2006 Feb; 20(2):130-2.
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Multifocal fibrosclerosis: a new case report and review of the literature. Eur Radiol. 2002 May; 12(5):1134-8.
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Laparoscopic post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal dissection of residual mass. Br J Urol. 1997 Aug; 80(2):349-50.
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm and retroperitoneal fibrosis. Ultrasonographic diagnosis and treatment. Arch Surg. 1978 Dec; 113(12):1456-60.