Renal Hydatid Cyst

Renal Hydatid Cyst

The larval form of Echinococcus granulosus (tapeworm), which causes hydatid cysts, penetrates the intestinal mucosa and settles in tissues and is contracted through animal contact or other ways. The most common location is liver, and renal involvement is very rare. It is usually diagnosed with nonsp...

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Main Authors: Ganime ÇOBAN, Zeynalabidin ORHAN, Senad KALKAN, Ümit TÜZÜN, Nurcan ÜNVER
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2016-04-01
Series:Bezmiâlem Science
Subjects:
Kidney
cyst
nephrectomy
Online Access: http://bezmialemscience.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/renal-hydatid-cyst/20380
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spelling doaj-e0a3a9456b4049a493cf14e846904b482020-11-25T02:47:02ZengGalenos Publishing HouseBezmiâlem Science2148-23732148-23732016-04-0141333510.14235/bs.2016.60113049054Renal Hydatid CystGanime ÇOBAN0Zeynalabidin ORHAN1Senad KALKAN2Ümit TÜZÜN3Nurcan ÜNVER4 Department of Pathology, Bezmialem Vakif University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey Department of Forensic Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey Department of Urology, Bezmialem Vakif University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey Department of Radiology, Bezmialem Vakif University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey Department of Pathology, Bezmialem Vakif University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey The larval form of Echinococcus granulosus (tapeworm), which causes hydatid cysts, penetrates the intestinal mucosa and settles in tissues and is contracted through animal contact or other ways. The most common location is liver, and renal involvement is very rare. It is usually diagnosed with nonspecific symptoms or incidentally. A kidney lesion was incidentally detected in a 55-year-old female patient who was suffering from chronic diseases and underwent partially nephrectomy. We aim to present this case in which renal hydatid cyst was diagnosed with the help of literature because of its rarity. http://bezmialemscience.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/renal-hydatid-cyst/20380 Kidneycystnephrectomy
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author Ganime ÇOBAN
Zeynalabidin ORHAN
Senad KALKAN
Ümit TÜZÜN
Nurcan ÜNVER
spellingShingle Ganime ÇOBAN
Zeynalabidin ORHAN
Senad KALKAN
Ümit TÜZÜN
Nurcan ÜNVER
Renal Hydatid Cyst
Bezmiâlem Science
Kidney
cyst
nephrectomy
author_facet Ganime ÇOBAN
Zeynalabidin ORHAN
Senad KALKAN
Ümit TÜZÜN
Nurcan ÜNVER
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title Renal Hydatid Cyst
title_short Renal Hydatid Cyst
title_full Renal Hydatid Cyst
title_fullStr Renal Hydatid Cyst
title_full_unstemmed Renal Hydatid Cyst
title_sort renal hydatid cyst
publisher Galenos Publishing House
series Bezmiâlem Science
issn 2148-2373
2148-2373
publishDate 2016-04-01
description The larval form of Echinococcus granulosus (tapeworm), which causes hydatid cysts, penetrates the intestinal mucosa and settles in tissues and is contracted through animal contact or other ways. The most common location is liver, and renal involvement is very rare. It is usually diagnosed with nonspecific symptoms or incidentally. A kidney lesion was incidentally detected in a 55-year-old female patient who was suffering from chronic diseases and underwent partially nephrectomy. We aim to present this case in which renal hydatid cyst was diagnosed with the help of literature because of its rarity.
topic Kidney
cyst
nephrectomy
url http://bezmialemscience.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/renal-hydatid-cyst/20380
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