Retroperitoneal fibrosis: unusual cause of low back pain
Onuigbo, M.; Lawrence, K.; Park, S.
Southern Medical Journal 94(7): 735-737
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0038-4348 PMID: 11531184 Document Number: 538604
Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is an uncommon collagen vascular disease with a male predominance. Back pain with no specific radiation pattern is common, and bilateral obstructive uropathy, potentially reversible, is frequently associated with RPF. We report a case of RPF and review its diagnosis and management.