Imaging Features of Renal Hydatid Cyst Presenting with Hydatiduria

Authors

  • Umar Amin
  • Khalid Siddique
  • Pervaiz Ahmad Aftab

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v3i3.128

Keywords:

hydatid cyst, hydatiduria, hydronephrosis, multiloculated

Abstract

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.

Author Biographies

Umar Amin

cp>consultant radiologist

RADIOLOGY AND IMAGING DEPARTMENT

CMH ATTOCK

Khalid Siddique

CONSULTANT SURGEON Department of Surgery. Combined Military Hospital, Bahawalpur,

Pervaiz Ahmad Aftab

CONSULTANT SURGEON Department of Surgery. Combined Military Hospital, Bahawalpur,
Renal Hydatid Cyst Presenting with Hydatiduria

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Published

2009-03-01

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 3 (2009)

Section

Genitourinary Radiology

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