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What is your treatment algorithm for management of retroperitoneal fibrosis that does not respond to high-dose glucocorticoids?

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What imaging modality do you prefer for monitoring retroperitoneal fibrosis?

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Rheumatology · MUSC Health
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There are a number of caveats to this.

  1. Is the retroperitoneal fibrosis biopsy-proven and/or IgG4 disease ruled out?
  2. If a case is refractory, I first question whether the diagnosis is correct and will often biopsy in this situation with more than an FNA biopsy. The second question is how long have t...

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