Table 2 Results of univariate analysis concerning of biliocystic communication in liver hydatid cyst.
Variables | Number of patients with BCC (%) | Number of patients with out BCC (%) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) mean ± SD | 36.31 ± 15.32 | 39.91 ± 15.85 | 0.013 |
Median duration of symptoms in months (IQR) | 4 (2; 12) | 6 (2; 12) | 0.101 |
Sex | Â | Â | 0.017 |
   Male | 76 (29.5) | 182 (70.5) |  |
   Female | 83 (21.2) | 308 (78.8) |  |
Past history of hepatic hydatidosis | 0.071 | ||
   No | 141 (25.8) | 405 (74.2) |  |
   Yes | 18 (17.5) | 85 (82.5) |  |
Right upper quadrant pain | Â | Â | 0.245 |
   No | 39 (21.4) | 143 (78.6) |  |
   Yes | 120 (25.8) | 345 (74.2) |  |
Jaundice | Â | Â | <0.001 |
   No | 118 (20.2) | 465 (79.8) |  |
   Yes | 41 (64.1) | 23 (35.9) |  |
Fever (temperature ≥38°C) |  |  | 0.02 |
   No | 131 (22.7) | 446 (77.3) |  |
   Yes | 28 (40) | 42 (60) |  |
Epigastric pain | Â | Â | 0.872 |
   No | 141 (24.5) | 435 (75.5) |  |
   Yes | 18 (25.4) | 53 (74.6) |  |
Clinical presentation | Â | Â | 0.018 |
   Asymptomatic | 14 (14.9) | 80 (85.1) |  |
   Symptomatic | 145 (26.2) | 408 (73.8) |  |
Abdominal mass | Â | Â | 0.002 |
   No | 89 (20.8) | 338 (79.2) |  |
   Yes | 70 (31.8) | 150 (68.2) |  |
Weight loss | Â | Â | 0.499 |
   No | 137 (24) | 433 (76) |  |
   Yes | 16 (28.1) | 41 (71.9) |  |
Number of cysts | Â | Â | 0.274 |
   One | 104 (23.3) | 342 (76.7) |  |
   Two | 31 (31) | 69 (69) |  |
   Three or more | 24 (24.7) | 73 (75.3) |  |
Location of the cyst in the liver | Â | Â | 0.033 |
   Anterior segment: III, IV, V, VI | 48 (19.8) | 194 (80.2) |  |
   Posterior segment: I, II, VII, VIII | 111 (27.3) | 296 (72.7) |  |
Maaouni's distribution of the cyst19 | Â | Â | 0.101 |
   Cyst in the segment IV and/or I | 12 (23.1) | 40 (76.9) |  |
   Cyst in the Segment II and/or III | 13 (14.6) | 76 (85.4) |  |
   Cyst in the Segment V and/or VI | 15 (20.3) | 59 (79.7) |  |
   Cyst in the Segment VII and/or VIII | 75 (26.8) | 205 (73.2) |  |
   Multiple cysts | 44 (28.8) | 109 (71.2) |  |
Biliary duct dilatation | Â | Â | <0.001 |
   No | 131 (21.9) | 467 (78.1) |  |
   Yes | 25 (65.8) | 13 (34.2) |  |
Diameter of the cyst | Â | Â | 0.240 |
   ≤10 cm | 49 (21.8) | 176 (78.2) |  |
   >10 cm | 110 (25.9) | 314 (74.1) |  |
Gharbi's morphological type of the cyst | Â | Â | 0.015 |
   Type I | 18 (16.8) | 89 (83.2) |  |
   Type II | 14 (17.5) | 66 (82.5) |  |
   Type III | 75 (27) | 203 (73) |  |
   Type IV | 46 (31.7) | 99 (68.3) |  |
   Type V | 6 (15.4) | 33 (84.6) |  |
Other hydatid cysts in lungs | Â | Â | 0.009 |
   None | 151 (23.9) | 482 (76.1) |  |
   Yes | 8 (53.3) | 7 (46.7) |  |
Cyst wall (pericyst) | Â | Â | <0.001 |
   Soft | 1 (0.6) | 177 (99.4) |  |
   Fibrotic or calcified | 157 (33.5) | 311 (66.5) |  |