Biliary fistula after treatment for hydatid disease of the liver: When to intervene

Table 2 Characteritics of hydatid cysts in patients with hydatid disease of the liver (mean ± SD)

Cyst	Bile fistula		P value
	Absentn = 236	Presentn = 46
Size localisation (cm)
Diameter	8.46 ± 3.52	10.59 ± 3.74	0.0001
Right lobe	127 ± 45.9	23 ± 8.2	0.2
Left lobe	36 ± 12.8	3 ± 1.1
Bilobar	73 ± 25.9	20 ± 7.1
Type
I	68 ± 24.4	11 ± 3.9	0.7
II	30 ± 10.8	5 ± 1.8
III	102 ± 36.6	102 ± 36.6
IV	30 ± 10.8	5 ± 1.8
V	3 ± 1.1	0
Operation type, n (%)
Conservative surgery	173 (61.3)	37 (13.1)	0.4
Radical surgery	30 (10.6)	3 (1.1)
PAIR	33 (11.7)	6 (2.1)

PAIR: Puncture, aspiration, injection and reaspiration.