Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
Pan Afr Med J. 2021 Feb 16;38:175. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.175.27993. eCollection 2021.
Hydatidosis is a parasitic disease, endemic in various parts of the World. It frequently involves liver and lungs and, rarely, other organs as well. Isolated renal hydatidosis is a rare entity that accounts for less than 3% of all hydatid cases. Surgery remains the mainstay of treatment. We hereby report a case of isolated renal hydatid cyst involving left kidney that was managed by laparoscopic approach.
包虫病是一种寄生虫病,在世界上的各个地区都有流行。它常累及肝脏和肺部,很少累及其他器官。孤立性肾包虫病是一种罕见的疾病,占所有包虫病例的比例不到 3%。手术仍然是治疗的主要方法。我们在此报告一例左肾孤立性包虫囊肿,采用腹腔镜方法治疗。