IDIOPATHIC RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS - A R ARE CAUSE OF UREMIA - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Diagnosis of a female emergency patient who was admitted to hospital w ith the clinical pattern of anuria revealed retroperitoneal fibrosis w hich had caused the onset of renal insufficiency. After ureterolysis a nd intraperitonealisation of both ureters, the female patient was show n to be symptom-free. The cause of the retroperitoneal fibrosis could not be detected in this case. The case report is followed by a list of the most important symptoms of retroperitoneal fibrosis. A survey of differential diagnoses and methods of therapy of Morbus Ormond are pre sented.