Retroperitoneal Fibrosis
Synonyms
Chronic Periaortitides
Chronic Periaortitis
Disease, Ormond
Disease, Ormond's
Fibroses, Retroperitoneal
Fibrosis, Inflammatory Perianeurysmal
Fibrosis, Perianeurysmal Inflammatory
Fibrosis, Retroperitoneal
Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis
Inflammatory Fibrosis, Perianeurysmal
Inflammatory Perianeurysmal Fibrosis
Ormond Disease
Ormond's Disease
Perianeurysmal Fibrosis, Inflammatory
Perianeurysmal Inflammatory Fibrosis
Periaortitides, Chronic
Periaortitis, Chronic
Retroperitoneal Fibroses
A slowly progressive condition of unknown etiology, characterized by deposition of fibrous tissue in the retroperitoneal space compressing the ureters, great vessels, bile duct, and other structures. When associated with abdominal aortic aneurysm, it may be called chronic periaortitis or inflammatory perianeurysmal fibrosis.