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Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis

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This article is published in The Journal of Urology.The article was published on 1979-07-01. It has received 244 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis.

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Close relationship between autoimmune pancreatitis and multifocal fibrosclerosis

TL;DR: The development of the specific inflammations in extensive organs as well as the pancreas in patients with autoimmune pancreatitis strongly suggests a close relationship between autoimmune Pancreasitis and multifocal fibrosclerosis.
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The urogenital and rectal pain syndromes

TL;DR: An overview of the neuroanatomy of the pelvis is presented, which is a prerequisite to trying to understand the chronic pain syndromes in this region and treatment options are discussed.
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Hyper-IgG4 disease: report and characterisation of a new disease

TL;DR: Review of the literature shows that although pathology commonly appears confined to one organ, patients can have systemic symptoms and fever, and there is a rapid clinical response to glucocorticoid steroid treatment.
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Epileptic seizures in a population of 6000. I: Demography, diagnosis and classification, and role of the hospital services.

D. M. G. Goodridge, +1 more
- 03 Sep 1983 - 
TL;DR: A total of 122 patients with a history of non-febrile epileptic seizures were identified in a survey of 6000 persons from a single general practice, finding diagnosis and classification of seizures in such a survey were difficult.
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Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis: prospective evaluation of incidence and clinicoradiologic presentation.

TL;DR: Annual RPF incidence is higher than previously assumed and clinical presentation is influenced by sex, severity of inflammation and presence of hydronephrosis, and localized lymphadenopathy adjacent to the RPF mass occurs frequently and should not confuse RPF diagnosis.
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The clinical significance of retroperitoneal fibrosis.

Lawrence Koep, +1 more
- 01 Mar 1977 - 
TL;DR: A total of 481 cases of retroperitoneal fibrosis presented in the literature have been reviewed and Ten additional cases from this hospital have been added, with some chronic inflammation, suggestive of RPF.
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Why Popeye took spinach

R Hunter
- 10 Apr 1971 - 
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The pathology of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis

TL;DR: The study suggests that damage to the wall of the aorta and its large branches might be the cause of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis.
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