title: An isolated renal hydatid cyst in a 6-year-old child: A rare case report.
abstract: Isolated involvement of the kidney is rare in hydatid disease and is even rarer in children. We present a case of primary right renal hydatid cyst in 6-year-old female child who presented with pain right flank of 4 months duration. The patient was managed by nephrectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Arif Hussain
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Sarmast
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Afak Yusuf
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Sherwani
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Sajad Ahmed
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Dangroo
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Mohd Saleem
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Arif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hamid
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Hakim Irfan
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Showkat
keywords: Hydatid cyst; kidney; nephrectomy