title: Traumatic renal hydatid cyst rupture: report of a case.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Acibadem Cad Genç, Sk Elvermez Apt 10/7 Altunizade, Uskudar, 34660 Istanbul, Turkey. tarhanf@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tarhan
authors.forename: Necmettin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Penbegül
authors.forename: Uğur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kuyumcuoğlu
mesh_terms: 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