Journal of Radiology Case Reports (Mar 2009)

Imaging Features of Renal Hydatid Cyst Presenting with Hydatiduria

  • Umar Amin,
  • Khalid Siddique,
  • Pervaiz Ahmad Aftab

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v3i3.128
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 3
pp. 6 – 11

Abstract

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<p>We report a case of renal hydatid cyst in a 25-year-old male who presented with hydatiduria. Intravenous pyelography revealed presence of a space-occupying lesion in the lower pole of right kidney with curvilinear calcifications. Ultrasound, computed tomography and MRI were suggestive of hydatid cyst in the right kidney. Patient underwent right-sided nephrectomy. Passage of hydatid cysts in urine is an exceedingly rare occurrence. Urinary tract involvement develops in 2-4% of all cases of hydatid cyst. Hydatiduria is an extremely rare manifestation of renal hydatid cyst. We report such a case with emphasis on IVU, sonographic, CT and MRI findings.</p>

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