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Multifocal Electroretinograms
Published on: December 4, 2011
[Retroperitoneal fibrosis due to ergotamine. Apropos a case]
F Moltó Ripoll1, F J Merenciano Cortina, I Herraiz Romero
1Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, España.
Objectives:
This paper reviews retroperitoneal fibrosis secondary to ergotamine and evaluated the current tools in its diagnosis.
Methods/Results:
A well documented case of a young patient with retroperitoneal fibrosis resulting from chronic use of ergotic agents is presented. The fibrous plaque remitted after withdrawal of the causal agent.
Conclusions:
The importance of contrast-enhanced CT in the diagnosis of retroperitoneal fibrosis is widely accepted. The usefulness of this technique in determining the extent of the lesion and for subsequent follow up is underscored.
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