Table 2.
Pathologic features of the cysts and the surgical procedures used in the patient population
| Parameter | Laparoscopic group | Conventional group | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 59) | (%) | (n = 172) | (%) | ||
| Location of the cyst (Couinaud’s classification) | 0.366 | ||||
| Segments 2–4 | 14 | 23.72 | 51 | 29.65 | 0.480 |
| Segments 5–6 | 24 | 40.68 | 53 | 30.82 | 0.220 |
| Segment 8 | 21 | 35.60 | 68 | 39.53 | 0.707 |
| Size of the cyst (maximum diameter) (cm) | 0.699 | ||||
| <5 | 13 | 22.03 | 30 | 17.44 | 0.556 |
| 5–10 | 41 | 69.50 | 124 | 72.10 | 0.830 |
| >10 | 5 | 8.47 | 18 | 10.46 | 0.850 |
| Type (character) of the cyst | 0.550 | ||||
| Pure clear fluid cyst (Gharbi type 1) | 23 | 38.98 | 53 | 30.82 | 0.322 |
| Hydatid daughter cyst (Gharbi type 3) | 16 | 27.11 | 68 | 39.53 | 0.120 |
| Calcified (Gharbi type 5) | 7 | 11.87 | 19 | 11.05 | 0.947 |
| Avital hydatid cyst (heterogeneous mass) | 6 | 10.17 | 15 | 8.72 | 0.942 |
| Secondarily infected cyst | 7 | 11.87 | 17 | 9.88 | 0.853 |
| Surgial procedures used | 0.127 | ||||
| Lagrot partial pericystectomy | 54 | 91.52 | 136 | 78.5 | 0.041a |
| Total pericystectomy | 5 | 8.48 | 26 | 15.11 | 0.285 |
| Left lobectomy | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5.21 | 0.162 |
| Left hepatectomy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.58 | 0.572 |
a p < 0.05 (statistically significant difference)