Retroperitoneal fibrosis associated with pancreatic disease
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Retroperitoneal fibrosis associated with pancreatic disease
EMPHASIS in the literature of retroperitoneal fibrosis is rightly directed towards the urinary tract as this is where its most serious effects are produced (Raper, 1956; Talbot & Mahoney, 1957). Gastro-intestinal symptoms may characterize the early stage of the illness and a gastro-intestinal tract origin cannot be excluded (Ormond, 1965). In addition, the duodenum, pancreas, mesenteric root, s...
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1967
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.43.495.45