Misdiagnosed Giant Renal Cyst Managed by the General Surgeon – A Case Report

Abstract

Giant renal cysts are rare. Misdiagnosis is rampant in areas where the relevant ancillary investigations are neither affordable nor readily available. Therefore these lesions may inadvertently present to the general surgeon rather than to the urologist. Several options of treatment exist. Complete removal is challenging but invaluable. It offers the best opportunity for a comprehensive histological analysis of the entire lesion and eliminates the risk of recurrence in benign cases. We describe the successful open surgical excision of a symptomatic giant left renal cyst in a sixty-nine year of man who was managed by the general surgeon.