Conservative Surgical Management for Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst: Analysis and Outcome of 148 Cases

Table 2

Characteristics of the patients and the cyst.

Variable	Intact cyst ()		Ruptured cyst ()		Total ()		value
	Freq.	%	Freq.	%	Freq.	%
Age (year)							0.542
<20	24	25.0%	4	7.7%	28	18.9%
20–30	40	41.7%	24	46.15%	64	43.2%
>30	32	33.3%	24	46.15%	56	37.8%
Gender							0.057
Male	56	58.3%	48	92.3%	104	70.3%
Female	40	41.7%	4	7.7%	44	29.7%
Complication at presentation							NA
Empyema			32	61.5%	32	21.6%
Pneumothorax, pleural effusion			8	15.4%	8	5.4%
Pneumothorax			8	15.4%	8	5.4%
Tension, pneumothorax			4	7.7%	4	2.7%
Cyst size							NA
<5	8	8.3%	0	0.0%	8	5.4%
5–9	36	37.5%	16	30.8%	52	35.1%
≥10	52	54.2%	36	69.2%	88	59.5%
Multiplicity							0.538

value is significant if <0.05.