[Renal hydatidosis: importance of preoperative diagnosis].
OBJECTIVE
We report on a patient who underwent a right nephrectomy for a mass suggesting hypernephroma, which was shown to be renal hydatid disease on pathological examination.


RESULTS
The epidemiological, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects described in the literature are briefly reviewed.


CONCLUSIONS
Although uncommon, renal cystic lesions should be suspected in the presence of a renal mass and a differential diagnosis should be made. CT is the most useful diagnostic imaging technique. The importance of preoperative diagnosis for the surgical strategy is underscored.
Servicio de Urología, Hospital de Galdacano, Vizcaya, España.
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Pereira Arias
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Escobal Tamayo
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Jorge Catalina
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Acinas García
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Bernuy Malfaz
D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care
Hidatidosis renal: importancia del diagnóstico preoperatorio.