Research Article
Conservative Surgical Management for Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst: Analysis and Outcome of 148 Cases
Table 1
Preoperative diagnosis of hydatid cyst.
| Variable | Intact cyst () | Complicated cyst () | Total () | Freq. | % | Freq. | % | Freq. | % |
| Chest X-ray | Yes | 88 | 91.7% | 52 | 100.0% | 152 | 94.6% | No | 16 | 8.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 5.4% |
| Contrast enhanced CT chest | Yes | 96 | 100.0% | 52 | 100.0% | 148 | 100.0% |
| IgG ELISA | Positive | 88 | 91.7% | 28 | 53.8% | 116 | 78.4% | Negative | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 15.4% | 8 | 5.4% | Not done | 8 | 8.3% | 16 | 30.8% | 24 | 16.2% |
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