Diffuse abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting due to retroperitoneal fibrosis - a rare but often missed diagnosis.

Citation
J. Auer et al., Diffuse abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting due to retroperitoneal fibrosis - a rare but often missed diagnosis., ACT MED AUS, 27(5), 2000, pp. 163-167
Citations number
37
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
ACTA MEDICA AUSTRIACA
ISSN journal
03038173 → ACNP
Volume
27
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
163 - 167
Database
ISI
SICI code
0303-8173(2000)27:5<163:DAPNAV>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Retroperitoneal fibrosis is a rare disease with unspecific symptomatic sign s. Mortality rates are high with a 10-year mortality rate of 10 to 20%. We describe a case of a 55 year old woman with retroperitoneal fibrosis and di scuss clinical findings, symptomatic signs, diagnosis, and treatment of thi s rare disease.