title: [Isolated giant hydatid in kidney].
abstract: Cyst hydatid of the kidney is parasitic condition caused by Echinococcus granulosus and identified in many countries, especially associated with sheep farming. Echinococcal larvae enter the bloodstream using the digestive system and invade any organs in the human body. The urinary system is the third most common area affected by parasitic infection after liver and lungs, but isolated renal involvement is a very rare situation, even in endemic areas. İn our case, we aimed to report a 57-year-old female patient with an 18-centimeter isolated renal cyst hydatid treated by retroperitoneal nephrectomy. The diagnosis was based on imaging findings and confirmed by histopathologically.
authors.affiliation: Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Urology, İstanbul, Turkey. md.farukozgor@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozgör
authors.forename: Akif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erbin
authors.forename: Ahmet Yalçın
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Berberoğlu
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Binbay
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sarılar
authors.forename: Ahmet Yaser
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Müslümanoğlu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D048209:Echinococcus granulosus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009392:Nephrectomy; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space