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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-4-18
pubmed:abstractText
Echinococcosis or hydatid cyst disease of the kidney is extremely rare in children and constitutes only 2-4% of all cases of hydatid disease. We present six pediatric case of hydatid cyst of the kidney. The presentation is a cystic space occupying lesion of the kidney. Three patients have another involvement (lung, liver, and brain). Several diagnostic methods are available, ultrasonography may be sufficient. Surgical conservative treatment is still necessary, range from excision of the cyst. Significant surgical morbidity can be expected.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0003-4401
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
8-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
[Renal hydatid cyst in children: report of 6 cases].
pubmed:affiliation
Service d'urologie pédiatrique, hôpital d'Enfants, centre hospitalier universitaire Ibn Sina, Rabat, Maroc. amabdel@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract