Contrast CT evaluation of an isolated renal hydatid cyst

Sharma, Kritika; Sharma, Rajaram; Tiwari, Tapendra; Goyal, Saurabh

doi:10.1136/bcr-2021-248006

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“…Ultrasonography is the most widely used modality. However, computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging may be useful for situations where more anatomical detail is needed [ 11 ]. Among imaging modalities, it shows well-circumscribed unilocular or multilocular thick-walled cysts with prominent walls.…”

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A Rare Isolated Kidney Cyst: Hydatid Cyst

Leventoğlu¹,

Deniz²,

Ulu³

et al. 2023

Cureus

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Hydatid disease is a parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus or Echinococcus multilocularis . It is still a serious public health problem in endemic regions such as the Mediterranean basin. Since the complaints caused by the cysts are non-specific and routine laboratory tests do not always yield positive results, diagnosis may be difficult. While liver involvement is present in 70% of cases, larvae escaping from the filtration of the liver cause pulmonary disease in 25% of cases. Although the prevalence of kidney involvement in all hydatid cysts is approximately 2-4%, and isolated kidney involvement is extremely rare at 1.9%. In this case report, we present an extremely rare pediatric case of isolated renal hydatid cyst, the diagnosis of which was somewhat delayed.

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A Rare Isolated Kidney Cyst: Hydatid Cyst

Leventoğlu¹,

Deniz²,

Ulu³

et al. 2023

Cureus

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“…Hydatidosis is a parasitic zoonotic disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus or Echinococcus multilocularis and affects humans as accidental hosts. 1 , 2 The most common organs involved in hydatidosis are the liver and the lungs. 2 , 3 Kidney involvement is rare, occurring in only 2–4% of all cases, mostly in the form of a single cyst at the level of the renal cortex.…”

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“… 1 , 2 The most common organs involved in hydatidosis are the liver and the lungs. 2 , 3 Kidney involvement is rare, occurring in only 2–4% of all cases, mostly in the form of a single cyst at the level of the renal cortex. 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 Symptoms vary depending on the size, extent, and location of the cyst.…”

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“… 2 , 3 Kidney involvement is rare, occurring in only 2–4% of all cases, mostly in the form of a single cyst at the level of the renal cortex. 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 Symptoms vary depending on the size, extent, and location of the cyst. Patients can be asymptomatic for a long period of time or have nonspecific symptoms such as hematuria, vague flank or lower abdominal pain, or a palpable lump.…”

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“…6 US and CT are commonly used imaging modalities, with contrast-enhanced (CE) CT needed to rule out competing differential diagnoses. 2 The gold standard treatment of the disease is surgical removal of the cyst in combination with antiparasitic drugs. Drug therapy alone has been described as an alternative to surgery for renal hydatid cysts, with good results in terms of reducing cyst size and cyst volume when surgery is refused or may be complicated.…”

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