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<p>Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis, or Ormond’s disease, is a rare syndrome which is in essence the deposition of pathological fibrous tissue in the retroperitoneal space. In most cases, it is initially asymptomatic, but as the disease progresses, clinical symptoms develop. The main complaint are abdominal pain and symptoms resulting from the involvement of ureters, arterial and venous vessels. Diagnosis is based on computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging, demonstrating a fibrotic tissue mass accumulated in the retroperitoneal space. Due to the typically late presentation of clinical symptoms, a diagnosis is difficult and is often made after complications occur. In our article, we present the case of a 71-year-old patient in whom coexisting ankylosing spondylitis and retroperitoneal fibrosis were diagnosed 15 years after non-specific abdominal pain occurred.</p>
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Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis, or Ormond’s disease, is a rare syndrome which is in essence the deposition of pathological fibrous tissue in the retroperitoneal space. In most cases, it is initially asymptomatic, but as the disease progresses, clinical symptoms develop. The main complaint are abdominal pain and symptoms resulting from the involvement of ureters, arterial and venous vessels. Diagnosis is based on computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging, demonstrating a fibrotic tissue mass accumulated in the retroperitoneal space. Due to the typically late presentation of clinical symptoms, a diagnosis is difficult and is often made after complications occur. In our article, we present the case of a 71-year-old patient in whom coexisting ankylosing spondylitis and retroperitoneal fibrosis were diagnosed 15 years after non-specific abdominal pain occurred.

Ormond’s disease accompanied by ankylosing spondylitis – a case report

Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin

Clinic of Rheumatology, Internal Diseases and Geriatrics

Clinic of Rheumatology and Internal Diseases

Pomeranian Journal of Life Sciences

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Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis, or Ormond’s disease, is a rare syndrome which is in essence the deposition of pathological fibrous tissue in the...

Ormond’s disease accompanied by ankylosing spondylitis – a case report

Published Online: Sep 18, 2020

Page range: 16 - 20

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21164/pomjlifesci.520

Keywords
retroperitoneal fibrosis, Ormond’s disease, anky-losing spondylitis

© 2020 Paulina Żukowska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Ormond’s disease accompanied by ankylosing spondylitis – a case report

Published Online: Sep 18, 2020

Page range: 16 - 20

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21164/pomjlifesci.520

Keywordsretroperitoneal fibrosis, Ormond’s disease, anky-losing spondylitis

© 2020 Paulina Żukowska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
retroperitoneal fibrosis, Ormond’s disease, anky-losing spondylitis