Abstract |
The conventional treatment of patients with ureteric obstruction due to retroperitoneal fibrosis (RF) is surgery in combination with long-term corticosteroids. This report describes 11 cases of RF with ureteric obstruction treated with methyl-prednisolon pulse therapy (MPPT) in combination with azathioprine or penicillamine following initial insertion of ureteral stents. The medial treatment suggested was successful in 7 patients, but only moderately effective in the last 4 patients. This principle of non-operative management of RF has not been previously reported.
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Authors | M Harreby, T Bilde, P Helin, H H Meyhoff, H Vinterberg, V A Nielsen |
Journal | Scandinavian journal of urology and nephrology
(Scand J Urol Nephrol)
Vol. 28
Issue 3
Pg. 237-42
(Sep 1994)
ISSN: 0036-5599 [Print] England |
PMID | 7817165
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Penicillamine
- Azathioprine
- Methylprednisolone
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Topics |
- Adult
- Azathioprine
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Male
- Methylprednisolone
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Nephrostomy, Percutaneous
- Penicillamine
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Radiography
- Retroperitoneal Fibrosis
(complications, diagnostic imaging, drug therapy)
- Stents
- Time Factors
- Treatment Outcome
- Ureteral Obstruction
(etiology, therapy)
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