Case Report

Idiopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis Presenting with Hypertension and Acute Renal Failure

10.5152/imj.2016.01643

  • Engin Onan
  • Saime Paydaş
  • Merve Erkoç
  • Tuba Korkmaz
  • Hasan Bilen Onan
  • Mustafa Balal

Received Date: 05.05.2016 Accepted Date: 13.06.2016 İstanbul Med J 2017;18(1):37-39

Abdominal aortic aneurysm can rarely cause retroperitoneal fibrosis secondary to the leakage of inflammatory cells from aortic plaques to the retroperitoneal area. In this study, we present a case with severe hypertension and acute renal failure secondary to retroperitoneal fibrosis related to abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Keywords: Retroperitoneal fibrosis, acute kidney injury, hypertension, abdominal aortic aneurysm