Ameur A, Boumadian H, Aqira A, Draoui D
Service d'Urologie, Hôpital Militaire d'Instruction Mohammed V, Rabat, Maroc.
Prog Urol. 1998 Sep;8(4):557-60.
The retrovesical hydatid cyst is a very rare site. The authors have observed six cases over a 12-year period. The diagnosis is often delayed. The clinical features are dominated by pain and compression of adjacent organs. Clinical examination sometimes reveals a hypogastric mass. The topographic diagnosis is based on ultrasonography and IVU. Treatment is surgical: retroperitoneal cystopericystectomy. The course is often favourable.