Table 2.

Hydatid cyst features

Cyst features	Group; no. (%)*
	Whole cohort n = 40	1988–2002 n = 20	2003–2012 n = 20
Liver location†
Right hemiliver	18 (46)	10 (50)	8 (40)
Left hemiliver	10 (26)	5 (25)	5 (5)
Bilobar	11 (28)	5 (25)	6 (30)
Number of cysts
1	27 (68)	14 (70)	13 (65)
2	6 (15)	2 (10)	4 (20)
3	3 (8)	3 (15)	0
≥ 4	4 (10)	1 (5)	3 (15)
Maximal cyst diameter‡
All cysts, median (IQR), cm	7.9 (5–12)	7 (5–10.1)	8.9 (5.3–12.1)
Per patient, median (IQR), cm	9.9 (6–13)	10 (6–13.5)	11 (7.6–12.8)

IQR = interquartile range.

^*Unless otherwise indicated.

^†Data missing for some patients.

^‡Fifty-three cysts in 37 patients.