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Isolated Unilocular Renal Hydatid Cyst | ||
| Kerbala Journal of Medicine | ||
| Article 1, Volume 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 361-365 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Author | ||
| Fuad F. Alzubaidy | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Hydatid disease is endemic in many parts of the world. The location of the cyst is mostly hepatic (75 %) and pulmonary (15 %), and only 10 % of the cysts occur in the rest of the body. Although hydatidosis can be present in all parts of the body, urinary tract involvement develops in only 2-4 % of all cases, and isolated renal cysts are extremely rare. There are no specific clinical symptoms or signs that will reliably confirm the diagnosis of renal echinococcosis. In addition, there is no laboratory finding that is pathognomonic for hydatid disease except for hydatiduria. Routine blood tests are generally normal except for eosinophilia which is found in only 50 % of the cases. Radiological studies have a more important place in the preoperative diagnosis of renal hydatid disease. We present herein a patient with isolated renal hydatid disease presented as left upper quadrant mass treated successfully with complete excision of the cyst and preservation of the kidney. | ||
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