Table 1.

Demographic data and cyst characteristics

	Patients (n = 53)	Controls (n = 55)
Median age (years)	48 (19–78)	42 (16-64)
Sex (M/F)	20 (38%)/33 (62%)	18 (33%)/37 (67%)
Recurrence	9 (16%)
Mean time for recurrence	26.4 months
Cyst Characteristics
Size (mm)*	85.5 ± 37 (10-160)
Number (n)
1	32 (66%)
2	6 (12%)
≥ 2	11 (22%)
Location
Right lobe	30 (58%)
Left lobe	15 (29%)
Bilateral	7 (13%)
Complicated cysts
Yes	16 (31%)
No	36 (69%)

^*Calculated size of the maximal hepatic cyst in patients with multiple hepatic cysts.