Surgical management and recurrence analysis in primary extrahepatic-extrapulmonary hydatid cysts: A single-center experience of 20 cases

Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics, n (%)

Variable	Value
Age (median, min-max)	39.5 (18-75)
Female	12 (60)
Male	8 (40)
Rural residence	13 (65)
Animal contact	9 (45)
Symptom-to-presentation time (months), median (IQR; min-max)	2 (1-3; 1-12)
Length of hospital stay (days), median (IQR; min-max)	3 (2-5.25; 1-17)
Eosinophilia	5 (25)
Elevated IgE	5 (25)
Positive IHA	10 (50)
ASA I/II/III	8 (40)/10 (50)/2 (10)
Symptoms
Abdominal pain	10 (50)
Pelvic pain	4 (20)
Palpable mass (including thigh/hip)	4 (20)
Nausea-vomiting	1 (5)
Back pain	1 (5)

IHA: Indirect hemagglutination; ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists; IQR: Interquartile range.

Table 2 Distribution of extrahepatic-extrapulmonary hydatid cyst localizations

Localization	n (%)
Intramuscular	5 (25)
Spleen	2 (10)
Pancreas	2 (10)
Omentum	2 (10)
Retroperitoneum	2 (10)
Ovary	2 (10)
Mesentery	1 (5)
Adrenal	1 (5)
Gallbladder	1 (5)
Pelvis	1 (5)
Thigh	1 (5)

Table 3 Surgical procedures and postoperative outcomes

Surgical procedure	n (%)
Total cyst excision	10 (50)
Organ resection + total cyst excision	7 (35)
Partial excision + drainage	3 (15)

Table 4 Surgical technique vs recurrence

Surgical technique	Recurrence (+)	Recurrence (-)
Partial excision	2	1
Others	0	17

Fisher’s exact test: P = 0.016.