macroscopic hydatiduria: an uncommon pathognomonic pres-enta¬tion of renal hydatid disease

Macroscopic Hydatiduria: An Uncommon Pathognomonic Presentation of Renal Hydatid Disease

Isolated renal hydatid disease is a rare endemic infestation caused by larval form of Echinococcus granulosus. Hydatiduria is an uncommon presentation of renal hydatid disease. In 2012 a 34-year-old female referred to Razi Hospital, Rasht, Iran with complaints of right flank pain and grape-like material in urine. Diagnosis was made by ultrasonography and CT scan. The patient was treated surgica...

Imaging features of renal hydatid cyst presenting with hydatiduria.

We report a case of renal hydatid cyst in a 25-year-old male who presented with hydatiduria. Intravenous pyelography revealed presence of a space-occupying lesion in the lower pole of right kidney with curvilinear calcifications. Ultrasound, computed tomography and MRI were suggestive of hydatid cyst in the right kidney. Patient underwent right-sided nephrectomy. Passage of hydatid cysts in uri...

An Uncommon Presentation of Hydatid Cysts: Renal Hydatid Disease in Two Children

Echinococcus granulosus is the most widespread, serious human cestode infection in the world. It is especially endemic in developing countries. It may involve many organs but the most involved organs are the liver and the lungs. Renal involvement is rare, comprising only 2% to 4% of cases. Renal cyst may be isolated or with cysts in other organs. In this report, we present two cases, the first ...

Renal hydatid disease.

Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis: An Uncommon Cause of Chronic Renal Failure

Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis (CHF) is a rare disease that affects both the liver and kidneys.  Congenital hepatic fibrosis (CHF) is an autosomal recessive inherited malformation defined pathologically by a variable degree of periportal fibrosis and irregularly shaped proliferating bile ducts. Affected individuals also have impaired renal function, usually caused, in children and teenagers, by an...

An unusual presentation of an uncommon renal disease.

Farzaneh Sharifiaghdas, MD Shahid Labbafinejad Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Tel/Fax: +98 21 2258 8016 E-mail: [email protected] CASE PRESENTATION A 59-year-old man presented with non-specific right flank pain two years earlier. Ultrasonography and intravenous urography revealed right staghorn renal calculi. Thereafter, he underwent right op...