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Left renal hydatid cyst presenting as hematuria and macroscopic hydatiduria since last ten years

Author(s) -

Pankaj Gharde,

DD Wagh,

Abhijeet Patil

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

tropical parasitology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.418

H-Index - 11

eISSN - 2229-7758

pISSN - 2229-5070

DOI - 10.4103/2229-5070.97242

Subject(s) - exploratory laparotomy , hydatid cyst , medicine , laparotomy , cyst , general surgery , surgery

Renal hydatidosis represents only 2-3% of hydatid disease. It is endemic in parts of eastern Europe, middle East, south America, Australia, New Zealand, Alaska, and Canada. Cystic rupture into the collecting system causes hydaturia; isolated renal involvement is even rarer. Here we report a case of left renal hydatid cyst in a 40 year old man presenting as hematuria and macroscopic hydaturia since last ten years. The patient underwent exploratory laparotomy and recovered.

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