Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastrointest Surg. Mar 27, 2010; 2(3): 78-84
Published online Mar 27, 2010. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v2.i3.78
Table 1 Demographic profile and topographic distribution of the hydatid liver cyst n = 69 n (%)
No. of Patients
Male27 (39.1)
Female42 (60.9)
Solitary cysts56 (81.2)
Multiple cysts13 (18.8)
(R) Lobe cysts45 (65.2)
(L) Lobe cysts17 (24.6)
Bi-lobar cysts7 (10.1)
Rural39 (56.5)
Urban30 (43.5)
Table 2 Symptomatology
Symptoms/SignsNo. of patients (n = 69)Percentage (%)
Pain5376.81
Lump upper abdomen3855.07
Fever2130.43
Jaundice68.70
Nausea/Vomiting4768.11
Anorexia4159.42
Upper abdominal tenderness2536.23
Hepatomegaly3144.93
Abdominal distension11.44
Table 3 Symptomatology of complicated hydatid cysts (n = 18) n (%)
PathologyPatientsPainFeverJaundiceAbdominal distension
Infected cysts10 (55.56)10 (100.00)10 (100.00)--
Intrabiliary rupture6 (33.33)4 (66.67)2 (33.33)6 (100.00)-
Intraperitoneal rupture2 (11.11)1 (50.00)1 (50.00)-1 (50.00)
Table 4 Operative procedure for managing residual hydatid cyst cavity n (%)
Simple cysts (n= 51)19 (36)18 (35)9 (17)5 (10)-
Complicated Cysts (n = 18)
Infected cysts (n = 10)7 (70)3 (70)---
Intrabiliary rupture (n = 6)-2 (33)--4 (67)
Intraperitoneal rupture (n = 2)2 (100)----
Table 5 Postoperative morbidity (n =69) (n, %)
MorbiditySimple cysts(n = 51)Complicated cysts(n = 18)
Nausea vomiting6 (11.76)3 (16.67)
Fever2 (3.92)2 (11.11)
Respiratory infection4 (7.84)2 (11.11)
Wound infection2 (3.92)3 (16.67)
Paralytic ileus-1 (5.56)
Biliary fistula-1 (5.56)
Total morbidity14/51 (27.45)12/18 (66.67)
Patients with morbidity8 (15.69)9 (50.00)
Recurrence1 (1.96)Nil