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Amina Karray1,2, Maryem Marzouki1,2, Abir Jouini1
1Department of Pediatric Surgery Hichem Said, Bechir Hamza Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
Abstract:
Renal hydatid cysts rarely occur in children. The kidney is the third most frequently affected organ, following the liver and lungs, and presents diverse clinical manifestations. This report describes a previously healthy 14-year-old girl whose mother underwent hepatic hydatid cyst surgery a year earlier. The girl reported three months of left-sided lumbar pain. Clinical examination revealed a palpable, non-tender left flank mass. Imaging revealed two cystic lesions in her left kidney. She received a partial pericystectomy and recovered uneventfully. The family was counseled on how to prevent Echinococcus. Subsequent screening detected a pulmonary hydatid cyst in her 9-year-old brother.
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