Retroperitoneal Fibrosis： A Retrospective Clinical Data Analysis of 30 Patients in a 10-year Period

• Published in: Chinese medical journal Vol. 128; no. 6; pp. 804 - 810
• Main Authors: Zhou, Hai-Jiang, Yan, Yong, Zhou, Biao, Lan, Tian-Fei, Wang, Xue-Yan, Li, Chun-Sheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Medknow Publications Pvt Ltd 20.03.2015; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies; Department of Emergency Medicine, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China%Department of Urology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China%Department of Urology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China%Department of Allergy, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd; Wolters Kluwer
• Subjects: Abdomen; Adult; Aged; Analysis; Anorexia; Autoimmune diseases; Blood; Cardiovascular disease; Care and treatment; Coronary vessels; Diabetes; Edema; Emergency medical care; Female; Fibrosis; Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use; Hospitals; Humans; Hypertension; Immunoglobulin G - blood; Immunology; Immunosuppression; Immunosuppression; Retroperitoneal Fibrosis; Tamoxifen; Laboratories; Male; Medical imaging; Medical records; Middle Aged; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Original; Pain; Patients; Prognosis; Retroperitoneal; Retroperitoneal Fibrosis - blood; Retroperitoneal Fibrosis - diagnosis; Retroperitoneal Fibrosis - drug therapy; Retroperitoneal Fibrosis - surgery; Retrospective Studies; Tamoxifen; Tamoxifen - therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome; Urology; China; Retroperitoneal Fibrosis; Tamoxifen; Immunosuppression

Background： Retroperitoneal fibrosis （RPF） is an uncommon disease that is characterized by development of fibrosclerotic tissues involving retroperitoneal structures. This study aimed to investigate the clinical features of 30 patients with RPF in a single center in Beijing in a 10-year period. Meth...