Title: Renal Hydatid Cyst: A Case Report
Authors: BENAMAR Mohammed, OUADDANE ALAMI Rhyan, AHSSAINI Mustapha, MELLAS Soufiane, TAZI Mohamed Fadl, EL AMMARI Jalal Eddine, EL FASSI Mohammed Jamal, FARIH Moulay Hassan
Volume: 8
Issue: 3
Pages: 133-138
Publication Date: 2024/03/28
Abstract:
: Kidney hydatid cysts (KHC) represent a rare localization of human hydatidosis (1 to 4%) and are characterized by their clinical latency and often fortuitous discovery. Diagnosis is most often based on ultrasound. Computed tomography (CT) has a role to play in atypical forms, which pose the problem of differential diagnosis with complicated serous cysts and kidney cancer, but also in forms with retroperitoneal rupture or in the excretory cavities. [1] We report here a case of a 63-year-old patient, with no notable pathological history, who consulted for recurrent left low back pain with progressive increase in abdominal volume for 2 years, and in whom the CT scan revealed a type III renal hydatid cyst, measuring 190*180*275 mm. The patient underwent nephrectomy and the post-operative course was straightforward.