Asbestos exposure as a risk factor for retroperitoneal fibrosis

Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is an uncommon disease with unknown causation in most cases. The pathognomonic finding is a fibrous mass covering the abdominal aorta and the ureters. Our aim was to clarify the possible role of asbestos exposure in the development of RPF. The hypothesis was based on t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet (British edition) 2004-05, Vol.363 (9419), p.1422-1426
Hauptverfasser:	Uibu, Toomas, Oksa, Panu, Auvinen, Anssi, Honkanen, Eero, Metsärinne, Kaj, Saha, Heikki, Uitti, Jukka, Roto, Pekka
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen Abdominal surgery Aged Aorta Asbestos Asbestos - adverse effects Biological and medical sciences Case-Control Studies Causation Chronic illnesses Clinical trials Coronary vessels Data collection Disease Disease control Ergot Exposure Family medical history Fibrosis Finland - epidemiology General aspects Hospitals Human exposure Humans Interviews Lung diseases Male Medical disorders Medical records Medical sciences Mesothelioma Middle Aged Migraine Occupational diseases Occupational Diseases - epidemiology Occupational Diseases - etiology Occupational Exposure Occupations Odds Ratio Patients Prevalence Questionnaires Retroperitoneal Fibrosis - epidemiology Retroperitoneal Fibrosis - etiology Risk analysis Risk Factors Smoking Statistical analysis Surveys and Questionnaires
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