A new percutaneous approach for the treatment of hydatid cyst of the kidney: Long-term follow-up

Ormeci N., Idilman R., Tuzun A., Erdem H., Palabiyikoglu M.

INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY, cilt.37, sa.3, ss.461-464, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 37 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11255-004-0022-2
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.461-464
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: echinococcus granulosus, hydatid disease, kidney, percutaneous treatment, sclerozan therapy
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Renal hydatid disease is an uncommon benign parasitic infestation compared to liver hydatid disease. Although the treatment of hydatid cysts depends on surgery which is related with high morbidity and an overall local recurrence rates, the following case reports describing two patients with renal hydatid cysts were successfully treated with this new percutaneous method.