Endoscopic percutaneous drainage of a renal echinococcal cyst during percutaneous nephrolithotomy

El Khader, K.; Koutani, A.; el Mamoun, M.; Ibn Attya, A.; Hachimi, M.; Lakrissa, A.

Acta Urologica Belgica 66(1): 43-46

1998


ISSN/ISBN: 0001-7183
PMID: 9611359
Document Number: 497937
In Morocco, hydatid disease is endemic and constitutes a major problem of public health. Renal echinococcal cyst ranks third after pulmonary and hepatic locations. We report a case of renal echinococcal cyst diagnosed during percutaneous nephrolithotomy which was treated endoscopically. To our knowledge, this situation has not been reported previously in the literature.

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