TITLE:
Psoas Muscle Hydatid Cyst Causing Ureteric Compression and Hydronephrosis
AUTHORS:
Riyaz Ahmad Sheikh, Rayees Ahmad Dar, Sabiya Hamid Wani, Mushtaq Ahmad Gagloo, Suhail Farooq Mir, Gulzar Ahmad Bhat, Irfan Jan Khan
KEYWORDS:
Hydatid Cyst; Psoas Muscle; Hydronephrosis
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Clinical Medicine,
Vol.3 No.4,
July
12,
2012
ABSTRACT: Psoas muscle is a rare location for hydatid disease. Here we present a case of infected hydatid cyst left psoas muscle presenting as left flank pain, fever, local flank tenderness, and raised blood counts. Preoperative diagnoses was made by Ultrasonography (USG) and Computed Tomography (CT) abdomen, although serology for hydatid disease was negative.