title: [Renal hydatidosis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Our purpose is to report a case of renal hydatidosis and its treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  The characteristics of the case are presented and discussed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The hydotic disease is a parasitic infestation caused by the larvae from echinococcosis granulosus. The kidney ranks third among all visceral localitations, compromising only 2% to 4% of all cases. Most of patients are asymptomatic for years and the correct preoperative diagnosis is difficult.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, España. juanra8@ozu.es
authors.forename: Juan Ramón
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Torrecilla García-Ripoll
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Müller Arteaga
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sanz Ruíz
authors.forename: María Dolores
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Rivero Martínez
authors.forename: José Ramón
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Cortiñas González
authors.forename: Ernesto
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fernández del Busto
mesh_terms: D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged