Retroperitoneal fibrosis - Clinical response to steroid treatment

Harefuah

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 166-169+240

  Elinav, Hila ^a   Hershko, Alon ^a   Leibovitch, Gil ^a   Naparstek, Yaakov ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ceroid; Hypertension; Retroperitoneal fibrosis; Tamoxifen

Indexed keywords

STEROID; TAMOXIFEN;

ABDOMEN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; KIDNEY ARTERY STENOSIS; KIDNEY FAILURE; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS; STEROID THERAPY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS; TAMOXIFEN;

EID: 0037355034     PISSN: 00177768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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