CHORUS
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retroperitoneal fibrosis
- ureters tapered or obstructed, most severe at L4-5
- ureters deviated medially
- Rx: symptomatic; steroids have ? long-term benefit
DDx:
- malignancy
- drugs
- hemorrhage
- aortic aneurysm
- trauma or surgery
- inflammation
- Crohn's disease, diverticulitis,
pancreatitis, extravasated urine
- radiation
Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013
Copyright © 2013, Charles E. Kahn, Jr.
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