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. 2025 Oct 25;109(1):47.
doi: 10.5334/jbsr.4062. eCollection 2025.

Retroperitoneal Lipomatosis

Floriane Bootsma  1 , Adelard De Backer  1
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Retroperitoneal Lipomatosis

Floriane Bootsma et al. J Belg Soc Radiol. .

Abstract

Teaching point: Retroperitoneal lipomatosis is a benign idiopathic process resulting in a progressive, symmetrical and homogeneous increased retroperitoneal fat lesion without areas of increased density.

Keywords: CT; retroperitoneal lipomatosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no competing interests to declare.

Figures

Coronal image demonstrates symmetrical and homogeneous increased retroperitoneal fat
Figure 1
Coronal image demonstrates symmetrical and homogeneous increased retroperitoneal fat.
RL with displacement of anterior (arrowhead) and posterior renal fascia (arrow)
Figure 2a
RL with displacement of the anterior (arrowhead) and posterior renal fascia (arrow).
CT shows symmetrical and homogeneous increased retroperitoneal fat
Figure 2b
CT shows symmetrical and homogeneous increased retroperitoneal fat.
Sagittal image showing RL resulting in decrease of peritoneal space
Figure 3
Sagittal image showing RL resulting in decrease of the peritoneal space.
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References

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