Hydatid disease of the kidney caused by Echinococcus multilocularis: a rare clinical entity.
Hydatid disease of the urinary tract is extremely rare and constitutes approximately 4% of all cases of hydatid disease. The Echinococcus multilocularis is a relatively rare form of echinococcus as the cause of renal hydatid disease. We describe a patient who had renal hydatidosis which is rarely caused by the E. multilocularis.
Türker Köksal
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Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. koksal@med.akdeniz.edu.tr
Tefekli
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Kiliçaslan
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Erdemir
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Kadioğlu
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Esen
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D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed