Retroperitoneal complications of Erdheim-Chester disease

Citation
O. Leluc et al., Retroperitoneal complications of Erdheim-Chester disease, J RADIOLOG, 82(5), 2001, pp. 580-582
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging
Journal title
JOURNAL DE RADIOLOGIE
ISSN journal
02210363 → ACNP
Volume
82
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
580 - 582
Database
ISI
SICI code
0221-0363(200105)82:5<580:RCOED>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Erdheim-Chester disease is a non-langerhans cell histiocytosis. It is a rar e and plurifocal disease. Retroperitoneal involvement manifests as a mass a ssociated with fibrosis, which is well visualized on CT scan and MRI. This disease is characterized by its potential to involve the whole retroperiton eum. We report a case of this disease that developed over twenty years, con sisting of renal arteries stenosis, bilateral ureteral stenosis and evoluti ve adhesive capsulitis.