title: Isolated Renal Hydatidosis Presenting as Renal Mass: A Diagnostic Dilemma.
abstract: Hydatid disease is a parasitic infestation by larval form of Echinococcus granulosus. Isolated renal involvement is extremely rare. There are no specific signs and symptoms of renal hydatidosis. However it may present as palpable mass, flank pain, hematuria, malaise, fever, and hydatiduria or as a complication of it such as infection, abscess, hemorrhage, necrosis and pelviureteric junction obstruction, renal failure etc. Except hydatiduria, none are pathognomonic for renal hydatidosis. There is no literature on renal hydatidosis presenting as renal mass we report 2 cases of isolated renal hydatidosis, which mimicked a renal mass on imaging study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology & Renal Transplantation, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, India.
authors.forename: Datteswar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hota
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, India.
authors.forename: Sujata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pujari
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology & Renal Transplantation, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Choudhuri
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology & Renal Transplantation, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, India.
authors.forename: Sabyasachi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Panda
keywords: Laparoscopic nephrectomy; Renal hydatid cyst; Renal mass