Traumatic renal hydatid cyst rupture: report of a case.
In this case report we present a 30-year-old male patient, who had renal hydatid cyst rupture due to blunt abdominal trauma. The case is presented and the relevant literature is reviewed and discussed. Despite its rarity, traumatic renal hydatid cyst rupture should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of a blunt abdominal trauma in the endemic area.
Tarhan
Fatih
F
Acibadem Cad Genç, Sk Elvermez Apt 10/7 Altunizade, Uskudar, 34660 Istanbul, Turkey. tarhanf@yahoo.com
Penbegül
Necmettin
N
Kuyumcuoğlu
Uğur
U
D000328:Adult; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed