Abstract
Hydatidosis is a parasitic infection caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus. Renal hydatic cyst is unusual. It may fistulize into the urinary excretory system, requiring specific management. The aim of our study was to highlight the diagnostic and therapeutic specificity of this pathology in patients on chronic hemodialysis among whom diuresis is not always preserved, in order to focus attention on hydaturia and to give an indication to diagnosis. We report the case of a 47-year old patient with a 4-year history of hemodialysis due to glomerular nephropathy detected at the final stage. Moreover, the patient had a 6-month histoiry of impaired general condition associated with right lower back pain, without fever. Abdominal CT scan showed right kidney measuring 13.4cm, with important ureteropyelocaliceal dilation, pushing the renal parenchyma associated with renal pelvis measuring 4.3cm, without detectable lithiasic obstacle. However, it showed membranous cyst at the level of the lower right renal polar parenchyma, measuring approximately 76.5 x 54 mm, contacting the renal pelvis, also containing a few membranes. The patient underwent thorough interview revealing the presence of hydaturia in the few drops of residual diuresis. Given that the patient had end stage chronic renal failure and that he was under renal replacement therapy, therapeutic approach was based on total nephrectomy.