V. Seenu et al., PRIMARY PELVIC HYDATID CYST PRESENTING WITH OBSTRUCTIVE UROPATHY AND RENAL-FAILURE, Postgraduate medical journal, 70(830), 1994, pp. 930-932
Primary pelvic hydatid cyst is a rare entity, Pelvic hydatid cysts usu
ally present with pressure symptoms involving adjacent organs (bladder
and rectum usually). A case of primary pelvic hydatid cyst presenting
with obstructive uropathy leading to chronic renal failure is present
ed. A combination of preoperative albendazole therapy of 1.2 g/day for
8-12 weeks and surgical excision were effective in alleviating the sy
mptoms and improving the renal function.