Laparoscopic transperitoneal partial nephrectomy for renal hydatid cyst: a case report

Laparoscopic transperitoneal partial nephrectomy for renal hydatid cyst: a case report

A 29-year-old female patient with an isolated hydatid cyst in the lower pole of the left kidney presented with a history of weight loss and cloudy, foul-smelling urine. Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy was performed, at which the cyst was removed en bloc. On the fifth postoperative day, she was disc...

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Published in:Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. e206 - e208
Main Authors: Mercan, Selçuk, Loh, Wei-Liang, Gür, Ertuğrul, Pehlivanoğlu, Tolga, Barbaros, Umut
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01-08-2012
Subjects:
Adult
Echinococcosis - surgery
Female
Humans
Kidney Diseases - surgery
Laparoscopy - methods
Nephrectomy - methods
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Summary:A 29-year-old female patient with an isolated hydatid cyst in the lower pole of the left kidney presented with a history of weight loss and cloudy, foul-smelling urine. Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy was performed, at which the cyst was removed en bloc. On the fifth postoperative day, she was discharged without any complication. Nine months postoperatively, a computed tomography scan revealed no recurrence of hydatidosis.
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ISSN:1530-4515
1534-4908
DOI:10.1097/SLE.0b013e31824eda3c