Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Willscher, Max K.
• Mozden, Peter J.
• Olsson, Carl A.

Titel

Retroperitoneal fibrosis with ureteral obstruction secondary to actinomyces israeli

Ist Teil von

• Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.), 1978-11, Vol.12 (5), p.569-571

Ort / Verlag

United States: Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

1978

Quelle

Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect (DFG Nationallizenzen)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• A case of Actinomycosis israeli causing retroperitoneal fibrosis and ureteral obstruction is presented. This rare occurrence followed direct extension of the infectious process from intra-abdominal abdcesses to the retroperitoneum, resulting in dense fibrosis. Diagnosis is most commonly established by histologic identification of sulfur granules obtained at abdominal exploration. The pathogenesis and treatment of genitourinary as well as rctroperitoneal actinomycosis is discussed.