Echinococcal cyst causing bladder outlet obstruction. A case report.
The case of a 36-year-old black man with bladder outlet obstruction caused by a retrovesical echinococcal cyst is described. The diagnosis was made by conventional radiography, pelvic ultrasonography and computed tomography. The cyst was removed and the patient made an uneventful recovery.
D000328:Adult; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010388:Pelvis; D001748:Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*