Hydatid cyst of the colon: A systematic review of the literature

Table 1 Clinical data

Ref.	Sex	Age	Abdominal pain	Nausea and vomiting	Fever	Abdominal exploration	Past medical history	Current medical history
Sapkas et al[13], 1972	Male	70	Yes	NA	Yes (38-40 °C)	Spherical mass in left upper quadrant	NA	Splenic hydatid cyst
Ortiz et al[12], 1987	Female	75	Yes	NA	Yes (38.0 °C)	Epigastric and right upper-quadrant tenderness	Liver hydatid cyst treated with mebendazol	Hematemesis and substernal pyrosis
Puras et al[11], 1989	Male	81	Yes	NA	NA	Plastron in inferior hemiabdomen	Liver hydatid cyst; Intestinal obstruction secondary to intestinal adhesions (peritoneal hydatid cyst discovered but not treated); Left inguinal hernia/Amputation of lower left limb due to ischemia	Chronic constipation. Depositions with mucus in recent months. Last 4 d with melenas and abdominal pain
Leviav et al[10], 1996	Male	21	Yes	NA	NA	NA	NA	Abdominal trauma (soccer)
Lo Casto et al[9], 1997	Female	59	Yes	NA	Yes (38.5 °C)	A palpable mass found in the left upper quadrant	Dyspepsia	Anaphylactic reaction 10 d previously
Astarcioglu et al[8], 2001	Male	61	Yes	Vomiting	Yes	Abdominal distention	Unremarkable	-
Fernández Salazar et al[7], 2005	Female	73	Yes	Vomiting	NA	Splenomegaly and hepatomegaly	Liver hydatid cyst; Intestinal obstruction due to an abdominal plastron with two small hydatid cysts in peritoneum	Anorexia and weight loss
Teke et al[6], 2008	Female	77	No	NA	No (36.5 °C)	Mild tenderness in the left upper quadrant, with no rebound, guarding, mass or hepatosplenomegaly	Hypertension, Hysterectomy for uterine myoma	Hematochezia
Restivo et al[5], 2010	Male	64	Yes	Nausea and vomiting	No	Diffusely tender without guarding and rebound, no palpable masses	Constipation	Abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting

NA: Not available.