RENAL ECHINOCOCCUS ALVEOLARIS (MULTILOCUL ARIS) - A DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE

Authors
NANE F KOCAK T ESEN T UYSAL V AKINCI M TELLALOGLU S
Citation
F. Nane et al., RENAL ECHINOCOCCUS ALVEOLARIS (MULTILOCUL ARIS) - A DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE, Aktuelle Urologie, 25(5), 1994, pp. 312-314
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
Aktuelle Urologie → ACNP
ISSN journal
00017868
Volume
25
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
312 - 314
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-7868(1994)25:5<312:REA(A->2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
We describe two cases of echinococcus alveolaris (multilocularis) cyst s of the kidney, which, in contrast to renal hydatid disease, are very rarely seen, even in endemic regions of this parasitic disease. The v ery difficult differentiation of the clinical picture from a cystic re nal tumor, especially in the abscence of cysts of other organs, may ne cessitate a nephrectomy to establish the final diagnosis, as in our ca ses.