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case_images: CT imaging revealing the 14 cm left renal cystic mass.
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case_images: Therefore, a contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the upper abdomen was performed, which confirmed the ultrasonography data (Figure 1), displaying a hypodense multicystic mass with calcified thick walls, which is a characteristic of hydatid disease.
case_images: Access to the left kidney through flank approach.
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case_images: Transabdominal approach through subcostal incision was performed (Figure 2).
case_images: Intraoperative removal of the cyst's content and drain placement.
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case_images: Abdominal exploration revealed the renal hydatid cyst and open cystectomy was performed (Figures 3(a), 3(b), 3(c), and 4).