title: Renal salvage from a giant multiloculated primary echinococcal cyst.
abstract: This case report illustrates the importance of performing conservative renal surgery, rather than nephrectomy, in patients with giant echinococcal lesions, even if preliminary peroperative assessment suggests a need to sacrifice the kidney.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital, Calcutta, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roy-Choudhury
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Maji
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000601:surgery*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography