Percutaneous aspiration and drainage with adjuvant medical therapy for treatment of hepatic hydatid cysts

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2011; 17(5): 646-650
Published online Feb 7, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i5.646

Table 1 Location and distribution of the cysts (n)

Type of patient	Site of cyst	Multiple liver cyst or extrahepatic
Prolonged medical therapy with albendazole (8)	Right liver lobe (8)	Lung cyst (1)
Prolonged medical therapy with albendazole (8)	Left liver lobe (1)
Recovered post surgery (7)	Right liver lobe (4)	Multiple cysts (2)
Recovered post surgery (7)	Left liver lobe (1)
	Caudate lobe (1)
New patients (11)	Right liver lobe (8)	Multiple cysts (4)
	Left liver lobe (3)	Lung cysts (1)
		Spleen cysts (1)

Citation: Yasawy MI, Mohammed AE, Bassam S, Karawi MA, Shariq S. Percutaneous aspiration and drainage with adjuvant medical therapy for treatment of hepatic hydatid cysts. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(5): 646-650
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v17/i5/646.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v17.i5.646