Percutaneous aspiration and drainage with adjuvant medical therapy for treatment of hepatic hydatid cysts

Table 1 Location and distribution of the cysts (n)

Type of patient	Site of cyst	Multiple liver cyst or extrahepatic
Prolonged medical therapy with albendazole (8)	Right liver lobe (8)	Lung cyst (1)
	Left liver lobe (1)
Recovered post surgery (7)	Right liver lobe (4)	Multiple cysts (2)
	Left liver lobe (1)
	Caudate lobe (1)
New patients (11)	Right liver lobe (8)	Multiple cysts (4)
	Left liver lobe (3)	Lung cysts (1)
		Spleen cysts (1)

Table 2 Gharbi classification

Cyst type	No. of cysts
I	4
II	8
III	2
IV	18

Table 3 Complications post aspiration

Complications	No. of patients
Anaphylactic reaction	1
Urticarial rash	2
Hypernatremia	2
Fever	10
Pleural effusion	6
Total	21