A case of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis presenting as gallbladder carcinoma

BMC Surgery

Table 1 Characteristics of similar IRPF patients reported recently

Study	Age	Sex	Clinical symptoms	Histology	Initial impression
Chicoteau et al. [10]	72	Male	Abdominal pain	Inflammatory infiltrate	Dilatation of the intrahepatic bile ducts
Quante et al. [11]	55	Female	Jaundice	Chronic inflammatory fibrosis	Hilar cholangiocarcinoma
Fahd Khalil et al. [12]	60	Male	Jaundice	Acute inflammatory and infiltrative process	Hilar cholangiocarcinoma
Present study	56	Female	Abdominal distension	Fibrosis and inflammation	Gallbladder carcinoma

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