Renal Echinococcosis mistaken for a cystic renal tumor: A case report

Renal Echinococcosis is a rare medical entity (2–4%). The preoperative clinical, biological and radiological diagnosis is quite challenging. We report herein the case of a 63 year-old female patient, operated for a suspicious renal cystic mass that resulted full of grape-like cysts intraoperatively....

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Main Authors: Richard Ghandour, Georges Nassar, Mohamed Jose Hejase
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Urology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221444201930350X
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Summary:Renal Echinococcosis is a rare medical entity (2–4%). The preoperative clinical, biological and radiological diagnosis is quite challenging. We report herein the case of a 63 year-old female patient, operated for a suspicious renal cystic mass that resulted full of grape-like cysts intraoperatively.
ISSN:2214-4420