Related Experiment Video
Updated: Oct 27, 2025

Intrarenal Injection of Escherichia coli in a Rat Model of Pyelonephritis
Published on: July 18, 2017
Renal hydatidosis masquerading as xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: a new case report
Amine Hermi1, Yassine Ouanes1, Abdoulkader Tapsoba2
1Faculty of Medicine Tunis, Department of Urology, La Rabta Hospital, University Tunis Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Abstract:
Human hydatid disease is still endemic in pastoral and rangeland areas, with temperate climate, mainly in the southern shore of the Mediterranean, particularly in the Maghreb countries. Renal localization is rare although it is the most frequent site of the urinary tract. Its clinical evolution remains silent for long time, and the diagnosis is often elusive for years. Renal hydatid cysts may pose a problem of differential diagnosis. Our case concerns a renal hydatidosis misdiagnosed as a xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis, treated by total nephrectomy.
Related Concept Videos
Acute Pyelonephritis I: Introduction
Acute Pyelonephritis II: Diagnostic Studies and Management
Urinary Tract Infection II: Pathophysiology
Nephrotic Syndrome I : Introduction
Urinary Tract Calculi II: Pathophysiology and Clinical Manifestations
Nephrotic Syndrome II : Assessment and Medical Management

