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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.