%0 Journal Article %T S¨ªndrome de compresi¨®n de vena cava inferior secundario a fibrosis retroperitoneal %A Miranda Bravo %A Alberto %A Collazo-Ramos %A Milagros I %A de la Cruz %A Asbel Vicente %A Ch¨¢vez Jim¨¦nez %A Digna %J Revista Cubana de Medicina %D 2010 %I ECIMED %X we studied a 57 year-old patient of black complexion, with swelling of the lower limbs which was relevant due to its mass and extension. the clinical discussion guided us to search for a lesion or retroperitoneal tumor associated with a compression syndrome or obstruction of the inferior vena cava, which was determined radiologically. histological confirmation was obtained through surgery. %K retroperitoneal fibrosis %K edema %K inferior vena cava compression syndrome. %U http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0034-75232010000300008&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en