Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis: A Review of the Pathogenesis and Approaches to Treatment

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 546-553

  Swartz, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

autoimmune disease; corticosteroids; mycophenolate mofetil; Retroperitoneal fibrosis; steroid sparing agents; tamoxifen; urinary tract obstruction

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; COLCHICINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; TAMOXIFEN;

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY SURGERY; LEUKOPENIA; PATHOGENESIS; REMISSION; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68849090526     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.04.019     Document Type: Review

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