title: Laparoscopic treatment of unilocular renal hydatid cyst mimicking a simple cyst in a child.
abstract: A 110 x 70 x 60-mm hydatid cyst in the right kidney of a 5-year-old boy was treated using a laparoscopic approach. The renal hydatid cyst was not identified before the operation. There were no complications related to surgery and therapy. The child was under follow-up for 12 months and there was no evidence of recurrence on ultrasonography and computed tomography during this period. To our knowledge, this is the first case of renal hydatid cyst treated by laparoscopic approach in a child.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Istanbul, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Fatih-Istanbul 34730, Turkey. bulonal@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Onal
authors.forename: Oktay
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Demirkesen
authors.forename: Sinharib
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Citgez
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Argun
authors.forename: Armagan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oner
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed