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Magnetic resonance image showing the characteristic appearance of a hydatid cyst. Coronal T2 WI MRI shows marked hyperintensity with a hypointense rim (pericyst) of several daugther cysts that have less signal intensity than mother cyst.
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A magnetic resonance revealed a heterogeneous, complex cystic mass on right native kidney (Figure 1).
The excised organ (a) and the isolated hydatid renal cyst (b).
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The surgical specimen weighted 415 g and measured 163 x 142 x 138 mm (Figure 2).