title: Primary retroperitoneal hydatid cyst with unusual clinical manifestation.
abstract: Although hydatid disease may affect any organ of the body, there are only a limited number of cases where the primary lesion is in the retroperitoneal region. Since the clinical and laboratory findings are nonspecific, the correct preoperative diagnosis may be difficult. A primary retroperitoneal hydatid cyst that was given a preoperative diagnosis of adrenal mass and treated by adrenalectomy and partial nephrectomy is presented and discussed with the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Health, Haydarpasa Numune Training Hospital, Second Department of Urology, Istanbul, Turkey. gurdalcm@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mesut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gürdal
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kireççi
authors.forename: Ergin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yücebaş
authors.forename: M Ihsan
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Karaman
mesh_terms: D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space