Table 1.

Preoperative diagnosis of hydatid cyst.

Variable		Intact cyst (n = 96)		Complicated cyst (n = 52)		Total (n = 148)
		Freq.	%	Freq.	%	Freq.	%
Chest X-ray	Yes	88	91.7%	52	100.0%	152	94.6%
	No	16	8.3%	0	0.0%	8	5.4%
Contrast enhanced CT chest	Yes	96	100.0%	52	100.0%	148	100.0%
IgG ELISA	Positive	88	91.7%	28	53.8%	116	78.4%
	Negative	0	0.0%	8	15.4%	8	5.4%
	Not done	8	8.3%	16	30.8%	24	16.2%