Retroperitoneal fibrosis, M. Ormond, periaoartitis?

PubMed, the Internet portal of biomedical and life sciences literature, indexed an interesting article, entitled Retroperitoneal fibrosis, M. Ormond, periaoartitis? ( Ther Umsch. 2008 May;65(5):265-8). Authors are Vogt B Meier P Burnier M. et al., from the Service de Néphrologie et d’Hypertension, Centre Médical Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV)-Université de Lausanne, Rue du Bugnon 17, Lausanne. Retroperitoneal fibrosis or Morbus Ormond is a rare disease characterized by inflammatory fibrosis of the retroperitoneal space and the abdominal aorta often including the common iliac arteries. The abdominal aorta can be enlarged leading to a classification of retroperitoneal fibrosis with or without aneurysm of the abdominal aorta. The classic form of retroperitoneal fibrosis usually presents without aneurysm of the abdominal aorta.Drug therapy is limited to steroids alone or in combination with immunosuppressive drugs such as azathioprine or even cyclophosphamide. The response to medical therapy is variable To access the full abstract of the article, click here.