Macroscopic Hydatiduria: An Uncommon Pathognomonic Presentation of Renal Hydatid Disease

Isolated renal hydatid disease is a rare endemic infestation caused by larval form of Echinococcus granulosus. Hydatiduria is an uncommon presentation of renal hydatid disease. In 2012 a 34-year-old female referred to Razi Hospital, Rasht, Iran with complaints of right flank pain and grape-like mate...

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Published in:Iranian journal of public health 2015-09, Vol.44 (9), p.1283-1287
Main Authors: Hamidi Madani, Ali, Enshaei, Ahmad, Pourreza, Farshid, Esmaeili, Samaneh, Hamidi Madani, Mohammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Albendazole
Calcification
Case Report
Chemotherapy
Cysts
Disease
Family medical history
Hydatiduria
Iran
Kidneys
Laboratories
Pain
Postoperative period
Renal hydatid cyst
Surgery
Urine
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Summary:Isolated renal hydatid disease is a rare endemic infestation caused by larval form of Echinococcus granulosus. Hydatiduria is an uncommon presentation of renal hydatid disease. In 2012 a 34-year-old female referred to Razi Hospital, Rasht, Iran with complaints of right flank pain and grape-like material in urine. Diagnosis was made by ultrasonography and CT scan. The patient was treated surgically with nephrectomy in combination with perioperative chemotherapy with albendazol.
ISSN:2251-6085
2251-6093