Retroperitoneal fibrosis: single-centre experience from 1992 to 2010, current status of knowledge and review of the international literature.

Objective: The aims of this study were to investigate retroperitoneal fibrosis in a Spanish hospital and present a review of the international literature to attempt to elucidate a diagnostic and therapeutic approach to this unusual pathology.

Material And Methods: A database search was performed in the pathology department and in the documentation service using the key words "retroperitoneal fibrosis" and "Ormond's disease", limiting the search to the years 1990-2010. Cases in which secondary retroperitoneal fibrosis was considered were excluded.