Macroscopic Hydatiduria: An Uncommon Pathognomonic Presentation of Renal Hydatid Disease

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• Hydatiduria
• Albendazole
• Renal hydatid cyst
• Iran