Giant hydatid cyst of the right kidney discovered in a subicterus table

Abstract

Hydatidosis is a rare parasitic disease that is endemic in many countries of the Mediterranean basin. Among unusual localizations, renal involvement is rarer (2–3% of visceral forms) than splenic and soft tissue localizations but more frequent than cardiac, bony or cerebral localizations.

Keywords

• Giant hydatid cyst
• Icterus