1. Remission of Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis after Sequential Therapy with Corticosteroids and Tamoxifen
- Author
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Yusuf Diker, M. Özgür Tan, Demokan Erol, and M. Cemil Uygur
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.drug_class ,Prednisolone ,Urology ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Corticosteroid treatment ,Retroperitoneal fibrosis ,medicine ,Humans ,Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis ,Glucocorticoids ,Chemotherapy ,Retroperitoneal Disease ,business.industry ,Remission Induction ,Retroperitoneal Fibrosis ,Surgery ,Tamoxifen ,Corticosteroid ,Drug Therapy, Combination ,medicine.symptom ,business ,hormones, hormone substitutes, and hormone antagonists ,medicine.drug - Abstract
The most favored therapy for idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis is the surgical relief of ureteral obstruction and use of corticosteroids to prevent recurrence. Although effective, long-term corticosteroid treatment could be associated with serious side effects. We would like to present a case of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis treated successfully with intraperitonealization of the ureters and sequential therapy with steroids and tamoxifen to minimize the side effects. Copyright © 2003 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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- 2003