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Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis

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We treated a patient with idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis accompanied by right ureteral constriction. Pyelography, ureterography, and abdominal CT scan were pertinent diagnostics. Close collaboration between the surgeon and the urologist is required when attempting to treat such patients.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Yamaguchi Prefectural Central Hospital, 77 Osaki, 747, Hofu, Yamaguchi, Japan

    Satoru Kurata MD, Takashi Nakamura, Kiyoshi Nakayasu, Naotsugu Kondo, Kaoru Ofuji & Hiroshi Hongo

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Kurata, S., Nakamura, T., Nakayasu, K. et al. Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis. The Japanese Journal of Surgery 17, 37–40 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02470583

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