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Renal autotransplantation for idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis

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Extensive loss of the ureter is a potential complication of surgery performed to relieve ureteral obstruction caused by retroperitoneal fibrosis.

The authors describe the twelfth case managed successfully by renal autotransplantation and review the literature.

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  1. Department of Urology, Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann, Potsdam, Germany

    H. Oesterwitz, S. Lenk, E. Hengst & P. Althaus

  2. Central Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, Hospital Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany

    H. Oesterwitz, S. Lenk, E. Hengst & P. Althaus

  3. Department of Urology, Humboldt University (Charité), Berlin, Germany

    H. Oesterwitz, S. Lenk, E. Hengst & P. Althaus

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Oesterwitz, H., Lenk, S., Hengst, E. et al. Renal autotransplantation for idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis. Int Urol Nephrol 26, 167–171 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02768281

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