Retroperitoneal fibrosis occurs when tissue grows outside your abdominal cavity but not within your peritoneum (the membrane surrounding your organs of digestion). The tissue is generally ...

Inflammation that affects your retroperitoneal space is a serious medical condition. It has a high mortality rate. However, early diagnosis and treatment can improve your outlook. The ...

Purpose. A case of fatal retroperitoneal hematoma that developed after enoxaparin administration in a woman with paroxysmal atrial flutter and chest pain is reported. Summary. A 63-year-old ...

All statistical analysis was performed using SAS 9.4 using an alpha value of .05. A total of 117 patients underwent primary retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for NSGCT between 2007 and 2017, with ...

Impact of sociodemographic and clinical factors on time to treatment initiation in adult soft tissue sarcomas: An NCDB analysis. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting I.

Retroperitoneal fibrosis is a rare condition that’s also known as Ormond’s disease. It occurs when excess fibrous tissue develops in the space behind your stomach and intestine called the ...

The last follow-up took place 6 months after diagnosis, and the patient was doing well. Most cases (~70%) of retroperitoneal fibrosis are idiopathic. In the remainder of cases, asbestos exposure, ...

People with a retroperitoneal sarcoma are referred before having any treatment to a sarcoma treatment centre with special expertise in managing this type of tumour. Treating retroperitoneal sarcomas ...

Since the introduction of shockwave lithotripsy in 1980 for the management of renal stones, minimally invasive therapy for urolithiasis has improved and various new techniques have been introduced.

Fragmented care - receiving medical treatment at more than one facility - has been associated with both positive and negative outcomes for cancer patients depending on a number of factors such as ...