Table 1.
Cyst' characteristics, surgical procedures and operative findings on patients with liver hydatid cyst developing biliocystic communication.
| Variables | Number of subject | % |
|---|---|---|
| Number of cysts | ||
| One | 104 | 65.4 |
| Two | 31 | 19.5 |
| Three and more | 24 | 15.1 |
| Location of the cyst in the liver | ||
| Anterior segment: III, IV, V, VI | 48 | 30 |
| Posterior segment: I, II, VII, VIII | 111 | 70 |
| Maaouni's distribution of the cyst19 | ||
| Cyst in the segment IV and/or I | 12 | 7.5 |
| Cyst in the Segment II and/or III | 13 | 8.2 |
| Cyst in the Segment V and/or VI | 15 | 9.5 |
| Cyst in the Segment VII and/or VIII | 75 | 47 |
| Multiple cysts | 44 | 27.8 |
| Diameter of the cyst | ||
| ≤10 cm | 49 | 31 |
| >10 cm | 110 | 69 |
| Gharbi's morphological type of the cyst | ||
| Type I | 18 | 11.3 |
| Type II | 14 | 8.8 |
| Type III | 75 | 47.2 |
| Type IV | 46 | 29 |
| Type V | 6 | 3.7 |
| Biliary duct dilatation | 25 | 15.7 |
| Other Hydatid cyst outside the liver | ||
| One abdominal organ | 3 | 2 |
| Abdominal hydatidosis | 11 | 7 |
| Lung | 8 | 5 |
| Surgical treatment | ||
| Conservative | 133 | 83.6 |
| Radical | 26 | 16.4 |
| Cyst wall (pericyst) | ||
| Soft | 1 | 0.6 |
| Fibrotic or calcified | 158 | 99.4 |
| Biliary fistula treatment | ||
| Suture | 107 | 67.3 |
| Catheterisation | 32 | 20.1 |
| Drainage | 20 | 12.6 |
| Residual cavity management | ||
| Capitonage | 22 | 14 |
| Omentoplasty | 25 | 15.9 |
| Drainage | 58 | 36.9 |
| Capitonnage + drainage | 52 | 33.1 |
| Common bile duct act | 21 | 13.2 |