Clinical and radiological evolution of a case of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis treated with Tamoxifen

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 391-392

  Al Rabi, Najati ^a   Graziani, Rossella ^a   Cerruto, Maria Angela ^a   Baldassarre, Roberto ^a   Ficarra, Vincenzo ^a,b   Artibani, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Policlinico   (Italy)

Author keywords

Retroperitoneal fibrosis; Tamoxifen

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TAMOXIFEN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18744365756     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655902320783953     Document Type: Article

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