Presentation
Yemenian patient with known hydatid disease, complained from right flank and abdominal pain.
Patient Data
Right upper zone well defined large cyst likely hydatid cyst.
Irregular right renal calcified cyst. An associated surrounding right renal perinephric streaks.
Photos (intra-operative) of hydatid cysts membrane.
Courtesy of Surgery Department in Al-Salam Hospital Project Sa'ada, Republic of Yemen.
Case Discussion
Renal hydatid infection is extremely rare and is seen in less than 5% of patients with hydatid disease.
Clinical manifestations are variable, and have polymorph symptomatology which is rarely specific
The irregular right renal calcified cyst was proved incidentally to be a part of hydatid disease.