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Table 1 Preoperative patient demographics, cyst features and clinical symptoms

From: Double versus single T-tube drainage for frank cysto-biliary communication in patients with hepatic cystic echinococcosis: a retrospective cohort study with median 11 years follow-up

Groups

Double T-tube drainage

Single T-tube drainage with sutured fistula

Total

P value

Sample size

23

28

51

Gender (male/female)

13/10

17/11

30/21

0.7621

Age (median with range)

46 (29–65)

49.5 (33–66)

47 (29–66)

0.1529

Cyst types (CE2/CE3/CE4)a

8/9/6

12/10/6

20/19/12

0.5642

Cyst location (RL/LL)

18/5

25/3

43/8

0.2814

FCBC site (1st/2nd intrahepatic biliary tree)

15/6

20/8

28/21

1.0000

Cyst size (median with range, cm)

10.3 (6.3–18.0)

8.1 (6.0–16.5)

9.1 (6.0–18.0)

0.0799

Cyst capsule (non-calcified/calcified)

17/6

23/5

40/11

0.4771

Direct bilirubin elevation (yes/no)

19/4

22/6

41/10

0.7178

Symptoms (symptom with frequency)

Abdominal pain/distention (21)

Jaundice (18)

Fever/Chill (9)

Nausea/vomiting (8)

Abdominal pain/distention (25)

Jaundice (19)

Fever/Chill (12)

Nausea/vomiting (7)

Abdominal pain/distention (46)

Jaundice (37)

Fever/Chill (21)

Nausea/vomiting (15)

Abdominal pain/distention: 0.8094

Jaundice: 0.4074

Fever/Chill: 0.7879

Nausea/vomiting: 0.4455

  1. aClassified as WHO-IWGE classifications
  2. RL right lobe, LL left lobe