A rare retrovesical hydatid cyst and value of transrectal ultrasonography in diagnosis: a case report and review of the literature
Emre Unal, Sibel Yazgan, Meryem Keles, Musturay Karcaaltincaba
article (Uluslararası, Hakemli) | Yazar(lar): Emre Unal, Sibel Yazgan, Meryem Keles, Musturay Karcaaltincaba | Yıl: 2017 | Dergi/Kurum: MEDICAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY | İndeks: WOS.SCI | DOI: 10.11152/mu-944 | Anahtar Kelimeler: hydatid cyst, rectovesical pouch, retrovesical, ball of wool sign, transrectal ultrasonography — Ö
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.