Operative Treatment of Hepatic Hydatid Cysts: A Single Center Experience in Israel, a Nonendemic Country

Table 1

Study population characteristics.

Gender
Male	11
Female	18
Age (yrs)	54.9 ± 16.8
Demographic groups
Immigration from the former Communist Bloc	6
Immigration from Arab countries	15
Israeli-Arabs (born in Israel)	7
Israeli-Jews (born in Israel)	1
Extrahepatic involvement	3

Data presented as mean ± standard deviation.