The role of advanced atherosclerosis in idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis: Analysis of nine cases

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 38-44

  Breems, D A ^a   Haye, H ^a   Van Der Meulen, J ^a  

^a ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aortic calcifications, Aortic abdominal aneurysm; Treatment

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMMUNE MEDIATED INJURY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; RECURRENCE RISK; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URETER SURGERY;

EID: 0033955334     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-2977(99)00109-6     Document Type: Article

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