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Giant Pelvic Hydatid Cyst Causing Bilateral Hydroureteronephrosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature on an Uncommon Cause of Progressive Abdominal Distension and Obstructive Uropathy

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Hydatid disease of the pelvis is a rare form of echinococcosis infection and seldom occurs in bilateral ureteric obstruction resulting in hydroureteronephrosis. A male patient in his 50s presented with a history of progressive abdominal distension and pain since two months. The ultrasonography revealed a large multiloculated cystic lesion in the pelvis, resulting in the compression of bilateral ureters and thus leading to bilateral hydroureteronephrosis. The case presents a rare yet clinically relevant manifestation of hydatid disease of the pelvis and points to the necessity to consider hydatid cyst along with the list of differentiating cysts of the pelvis causing obstructive uropathy.

Source: Cureus

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.112762

Authors: Manish Kumar, Abhishek Chhabra, Varun Gowda, Abhay S Gaur, Suresh K Goyal

Institution: All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Parasitic infections in humans and animals

Subfield: Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7168983370