%0 Journal Article
%T Imaging Features of Renal Hydatid Cyst Presenting with Hydatiduria
%A Umar Amin
%A Khalid Siddique
%A Pervaiz Ahmad Aftab
%J Journal of Radiology Case Reports
%D 2009
%I EduRad Publishing
%R 10.3941/jrcr.v3i3.128
%X 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 urine is an exceedingly rare occurrence. Urinary tract involvement develops in 2-4% of all cases of hydatid cyst. Hydatiduria is an extremely rare manifestation of renal hydatid cyst. We report such a case with emphasis on IVU, sonographic, CT and MRI findings.
%K hydatid cyst
%K hydatiduria
%K hydronephrosis
%K multiloculated
%U http://www.radiologycases.com/index.php/radiologycases/article/view/128