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. 2018 Aug 9;12(8):e0006686. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006686

Fig 4. Assignment of CE cysts of the study population to WHO-IWGE recommended treatment modalities on the basis of retrospective cyst staging by three international experts.

Fig 4

In uncomplicated CE cysts WHO-IWGE recommended assignment of patients to the four treatment modalities surgery, percutaneous methods, drug treatment (albendazole, mebendazole) and watch & wait is based on cysts stage and size (three groups). A Three size groups and the average percentages of WHO cysts stages in the study population as retrospectively staged by three international reviewers. Although there was a small percentage (1%) of CE2 identified by the three reviewers (Fig 3) this stage could not be included into the analysis because the information on cyst size was lacking. CE5 was excluded since none of the reviewers attributed one of the cysts presented for retrospective staging to CE5. B Based on the matrix in A, the probability of assignment of patients to the WHO-IWGE recommended treatment modalities is presented. The grey shading of the cells in A and B matrices correspond to each other. Cysts staged as CL would have needed further diagnostic work up.