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CT demonstration of rapid improvement of retroperitoneal fibrosis in response to steroid therapy

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A case of retroperitoneal fibrosis with hydronephrosis was treated with cortisone therapy. Computed tomographic images recorded marked and rapid reduction in the size of the soft tissue fibrotic mass and resolution of the hydronephrosis.

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  1. Department of Radiology, New York University, 560 1st Ave., 10016, New York, NY, USA

    Suzanne J. Smith M.D., Morton A. Bosniak, Alec J. Megibow, Donald H. Hulnick & Stephen Smiles

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Smith, S.J., Bosniak, M.A., Megibow, A.J. et al. CT demonstration of rapid improvement of retroperitoneal fibrosis in response to steroid therapy. Urol Radiol 8, 104–107 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02924089

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