Table 1 The main clinical features corresponding to each hydatid cyst
Patient | Sex | Age | Discovery | Cyst location | Gharbi classification | Maximal diameter (cm) | Surgical technique | Post-operative complication requiring surgical/percutaneous treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Male | 17 | Dyspepsia | Inferior polar | Type III | 7.2 | Protruding dome resection | None |
2 | Male | 54 | Incidental (Renal colic) | Inferior polar | Type II | 4 | Partial splenectomy | Hemorrhage |
3 | Male | 62 | Abdominal pain Left upper quadrant of abdomen | Superior polar | Type I | 5.7 | Protruding dome resection | Abscess in the residual cavity |
4 | Female | 46 | Incidental (biliary colic) | Centro-parenchymal | Type III | 7.5 | Total splenectomy | none |
5 | Female | 39 | Palpable Mass Left upper quadrant of abdomen | Inferior polar | Type III | 14 | Total splenectomy | None |
6 | Female | 43 | Abdominal pain Left upper quadrant of abdomen | Inferior polar | Type IV | 16 | Total splenectomy | None |
7 | Female | 29 | Incidental (Hepatitis B) | Inferior polar | Type I | 2.9 | Pericystectomy | None |
8 | Female | 51 | Incidental (biliary colic) | Centro-parenchymal | Type III | 6 | Total splenectomy | None |