Macroscopic Hydatiduria: An Uncommon Pathognomonic Presentation of Renal Hydatid Disease

Macroscopic Hydatiduria: An Uncommon Pathognomonic Presentation of Renal Hydatid Disease

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Isolated renal hydatid disease is a rare endemic infestation caused by larval form of Echinococcus granulosus.Hydatiduria is an uncommon presentation of renal hydatid disease.In 2012 a 34-year-old female referred to Twin Mattress Razi Hospital, Rasht, Iran with complaints of right flank pain and grape-like material in urine.Diagnosis was made by ultrasonography and CT scan.The MENS SINGLETS patient was treated surgically with nephrectomy in combination with perioperative chemotherapy with albendazol.