Table 2.
Predictive factors of morbidity after surgical treatment of 391 patients hospitalized for hepatic hydatid cyst and operated in the Department of General Surgery “A” of the Rabta Hospital in Tunis, Tunisia from January 1, 1996 to December 31, 2006. (Multivariate analysis)
| Predictive factors of morbidity | P |
|---|---|
| Dome cysts | < 0.0001 |
| Size > 9 cm | < 0.0001 |
| Type I on ultrasound classification | 0.02 |
| Bilious contents | 0.002 |
| Fistulisations in biliary tract | < 0.0001 |
| Large fistula | < 0.0001 |
| Age | 0.38 |
| Sex | 0.2 |
| Multiple cysts | 0.18 |
| Type I, II vs III, IV, V | 0.2 |
| Type I, II, III vs IV, V | 0.36 |
| Purulent content | 0.06 |
| Mastic content | 0.4 |
| Type of surgery | 0.3 |
| Epiploplasty | 0.2 |