A rare retrovesical hydatid cyst and value of transrectal ultrasonography in diagnosis: a case report and review of the literature
MEDICAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY, vol.19, no.1, pp.111-113, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Review
- Volume: 19 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2017
- Doi Number: 10.11152/mu-944
- Journal Name: MEDICAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.111-113
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
We present a large hydatid cyst located midline and posterior to prostatic gland and seminal vesicles in an asymptomatic patient. Computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a large retrovesical mass and the transrectal ultrasonography idetified a degenerated hydatid cyst with "ball of wool'' appearance. Although extremely rare, hydatid disease should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of pelvic particularly retrovesical midline masses.