Case report: laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for isolated renal hydatid disease

J Endourol. 2006 Jan;20(1):24-6. doi: 10.1089/end.2006.20.24.

Abstract

A 73-year-old male patient with an isolated calcified hydatid cyst in the lower pole of the right kidney presented with a history of weight loss and cloudy, foul-smelling urine. Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy was performed, at which the cyst was removed en bloc. Six months postoperatively, a CT scan revealed no recurrence of hydatidosis. To our knowledge, this is the first report of laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for the treatment of isolated renal echinococcosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Echinococcosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Echinococcosis / surgery*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Kidney Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Kidney Diseases / parasitology
  • Kidney Diseases / surgery*
  • Laparoscopy*
  • Male
  • Nephrectomy / methods*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed