Giant hydronephrosis mimicking echinococcal cyst

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 524-526

  El Fortia, M ^a   Bendaoud, M ^a   Badi, H ^a   Abufalgha, F ^a   Elgsier, N ^a   Hajaji, E ^a   Abubaker, G ^a  

^a Misurata Teaching Hospital   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Chronic hydronephrosis; Echinococcosis; Ultrasonography; WSC (wall sign criteria)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY COLLECTING TUBULE; KIDNEY CYST; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; MALE; RARE DISEASE; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; ULTRASOUND;

CYSTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 29944435667     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-858650     Document Type: Article

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