title: Hydatid disease of the kidney: evaluation and features of diagnostic procedures.
abstract: We discuss 8 patients with hydatid cystic disease of the kidney. Diagnostic procedures included eosinophil count, Casoni's skin test, Ghedini-Weinberg complement fixation test, abdominal x-ray, excretory urogram, ultrasonography and computerized tomography. The combined findings of these different modalities aid greatly in establishing the correct diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Sahinbey Hospital, Medical Faculty, Gaziantep University, Turkey.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Afsar
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yagci
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meto
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aybasti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged