Retroperitoneal fibrosis with large-vessel obstruction. An uncommon vascular disorder

Five cases are presented in which retroperitoneal fibrosis had entrapped the inferior vena cava and/or aorta and caused occlusive vascular disease. The diagnosis was known preoperatively in two cases and was made at laparotomy in the others. The fibrosis in one case was caused by abdominal tuberculo...

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Published in:	Acta chirurgica Scandinavica Vol. 151; no. 5; p. 475
Main Authors:	Mathew, C V, Shanabo, A, Zyka, I, Eklöf, B
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sweden 1985
Subjects:	Adult Aged Aorta, Abdominal - diagnostic imaging Humans Iliac Vein - diagnostic imaging Male Middle Aged Retroperitoneal Fibrosis - complications Thrombosis - etiology Thrombosis - surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed Vascular Diseases - diagnostic imaging Vascular Diseases - etiology Vascular Diseases - surgery Vena Cava, Inferior - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:	Five cases are presented in which retroperitoneal fibrosis had entrapped the inferior vena cava and/or aorta and caused occlusive vascular disease. The diagnosis was known preoperatively in two cases and was made at laparotomy in the others. The fibrosis in one case was caused by abdominal tuberculosis. In another case it was most probably secondary to an earlier trauma to the back. No cause could be established in the other three cases. CT scanning is valuable for identifying the lesion. Venous thrombectomy with arteriovenous fistula formation was successful in cases presenting with deep venous thrombosis.
ISSN:	0001-5482