Two reports of retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) presented in this issue of the Journal
emphasize the limits of our general knowledge of this disorder but contribute significantly to …

The salient pathological findings in 40 patients with idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis are
summarized. The findings tend to confirm previous suggestions that this chronic …

BILATERAL ureteral ob truction due to an inAammatory retroperitoneal process involving
both ureter and the intervening great vessel. ha been reported by a number of ob ervers in …

SINcɛ 1948, when two cases of ureteral obstruction due to inflammatory retroperitoneal
fibrosis of unknown etiology were reported by Ormond,** about 100 cases have appeared in …

In 1948 Ormond described a syndrome of progressive retroperitoneal fibrosis which
engulfed the ureters, leading to compression and eventful anuria. Since then other clinicians …

Excessive proliferation of fibrous tissue of known or unknown origin in the retroperitoneal
space has been described as periureteritis plastica sive obliterans, stenosing idiopathic …

ORMOND first described retroperitoneal fibrosis in 1948. Since then this process has been
reported to have involved numerous other sites, including the great abdominal vessels and …

A total of 481 cases of retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) presented in the literature have been
reviewed. Ten additional cases from this hospital have been added. One etiological factor …

The two cases forming the basis of this report represent examples of this disease seen at an
early stage which simulated acute surgical abdominal disease. In its chronic phase the …

In 1948 Ormond15 reported two cases of ureteral obstruction due to envelopment and
compression of the ureter by an inflammatory retroperitoneal process of undetermined …