Long-Term Renal and Patient Outcome in Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis Treated With Prednisone

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 615-625

  van Bommel, Eric F H ^a   Siemes, Claire ^a   Hak, Liesbeth E ^a   van der Veer, Sacha J ^a   Hendriksz, Tadek R ^a  

^a ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

computed tomographic scan; gallium scan; Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis; patient outcome; prednisone; renal outcome

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MORTALITY; PARAMETER; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URETER OBSTRUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISONE; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247470782     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.02.268     Document Type: Article

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