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.