Table 1.
Demographic and clinical features of patients diagnosed with hydatid cyst of unusual locations.
Variable | Frequency | Percent |
---|---|---|
Age groups (years) | ||
<10 | 2 | 4.4 |
10–19 | 6 | 13.3 |
20–29 | 9 | 20 |
30–39 | 5 | 11.1 |
40–49 | 5 | 11.1 |
50–59 | 18 | 40 |
60–69 | 6 | 13.3 |
≥70 | 3 | 6.7 |
| ||
Gender | ||
Male | 28 | 60.9 |
Female | 18 | 39.1 |
| ||
Hospitalization duration (days) | ||
≤5 | 16 | 36.4 |
6–10 | 11 | 25 |
11–15 | 6 | 13.6 |
16–20 | 2 | 4.5 |
21–30 | 7 | 15.9 |
>30 | 2 | 4.5 |
| ||
Number of cysts | ||
1 | 21 | 45.7 |
2 | 7 | 15.2 |
≥3 | 4 | 8.7 |
| ||
Size of cyst, largest diameter (cm) | ||
≤5 | 7 | 21.2 |
6–10 | 18 | 54.5 |
11–15 | 4 | 12.1 |
≥16 | 4 | 12.1 |
| ||
Area of the cyst (cm2) | ||
<26 | 14 | 43.8 |
26–50 | 5 | 15.6 |
51–75 | 2 | 6.3 |
76–100 | 7 | 21.9 |
>100 | 4 | 12.5 |