Yonsei Med J.  2003 Jun;44(3):548-550. 10.3349/ymj.2003.44.3.548.

Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis Mimicking a Pelvic Tumor: a Case of Pericystitis Plastica

• Verit A
• Yeni E
• Unal D
• Kafali H
• Ozturk A
• Ozardali I

• KMID: 720890
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2003.44.3.548

Abstract

Retroperitoneal fibrosis was first described in 1905 by Albarran, a French urologist, who performed ureterolysis for ureteral compression produced by the disease. However, this disease became an established clinical entity by Ormond's account in the English literature in 1948. Pericystitis plastica has been used the define an extremely rare type of Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis (IRF) constricting the bladder. In this study, we discussed the recovery of 29-year-old woman with pericystitis plastica who was misdiagnosed as pelvic malignancy or a chronic/subacut pelvic inflammation at the first evaluation.

Keyword

Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis; bladder; pericystitis plastica; pelvic tumor

MeSH Terms

Adult
Cystitis/*radiography
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Human
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease/*radiography
Pelvic Neoplasms/*radiography
Retroperitoneal Fibrosis/*radiography
*Tomography, X-Ray Computed