It has been well documented that autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) [1], also known as sclerosing pancreatitis [2], is frequently associated with fibrosclerotic diseases, such as Sjögren’s syndrome [3,4], primary biliary cirrhosis [5], primary sclerosing cholangitis [3–5] or retroperitoneal fibrosis [6]. However, as yet, there have been no reports on renal complications of AIP, except for hydronephr...

Herein, we report a 40-year old man who presented with flank and abdominal pain with dilatation of the bilateral pyelocalyceal system detected in ultrasonography. Computed Tomography (CT) scan showed a soft tissue mass at the level of the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae in the retroperitoneal region. There were no blood flow signals in 64-slice multidetector CT (MDCT) which confirms the Retro...

INTRODUCTION Giant cell arteritis is the most common form of large-vessel vasculitides. However, it is probable that extracranial involvement is underdiagnosed in patients with classical giant cell arteritis. In the recent literature most cases of giant cell arteritis have been described in conjunction with aortic aneurysms or dissections. Nonetheless the coexistence of giant cell arteritis and...

Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF), also known as Ormond's disease, is a rare fibroinflammatory disease with uncertain etiology. RPF is characterized by the presence of a particular retroperitoneal fibrotic tissue which is white, woody and involving retroperitoneal structures such as the great vessels, ureters and psoas muscle. The main complication of RPF is the obstruction of local structures suc...

Several investigators consider the hyperserotoninemia of the carcinoid syndrome at least partially responsible for the peculiar, predominately right sided subendocardial and myocardial fibrosis often seen in this syndrome (1-8). Retroperitoneal fibrosis (2, 3, 8) and perivascular fibrosis (2) also have been described in patients with the carcinoid syndrome. Endomyocardial fibrosis in Uganda has...

A rare case of coexisting retroperitoneal and mediastinal fibrosis is reported. Increasing awareness of this association may lead to earlier recognition of significant symptoms and more effective therapy.