Percutaneous management in hepatic alveolar echinococcosis: A sum of single center experiences and a brief overview of the literature

Table 1 Distribution of patients based on treatment options, n (%)

Surgical treatment		Interventional radiologic treatment
Complete surgical excision and antihelmintic therapy	60 (48)	Percutaneous cyst drainage	32 (25.6)
Partial resection and antihelmintic therapy	23 (18.4)	Percutaneous cyst drainage with percutaneous biliary drainage	2 (1.6)
Liver transplantation	4 (3.2%)	Percutaneous biliary drainage only	4 (3.2)
Total	87 (69.6)	Total	38 (30.4)

Table 2 Details of the included patients

No.	Age/gender	Location of cyst	Cystic content	Percutaneous treatment	Surgery
1	35/M	RL	Infected	PD	LT
2	47/F	LL	Non-infected	PD	No
3	58/F	RL	Non-infected	PD-PBD	No
4	60/F	LL	Non-infected	PD	No
5	37/M	RL	Non-infected	PD	Right lobectomy
6	66/F	RL	Non-infected	PD	No
7	33/F	RL	Non-infected	PD	LT
8	36/F	RL	Non-infected	PD	LT
9	36/M	RL	Non-infected	PD	LT
10	52/F	RL	Infected	PD-PBD	LT
11	57/M	RL	Non-infected	PD	LT
12	33/F	RL	Infected	PD	Right lobectomy
13	26/F	RL	Infected	PD	Right lobectomy
14	62/M	RL	Non-infected	PD	No
15	39/M	LL	Infected	PD	No
16	59/M	LL	Non-infected	PD	No
17	66/F	LL	Non-infected	PD	No
18	21/F	LL	Infected	PD	Left lobectomy
19	24/M	RL	Non-infected	PD	LT
20	35/M	RL	Non-infected	PD	LT
21	51/M	RL	Non-infected	PD	Right lobectomy
22	44/F	RL	Non-infected	PD	No
23	28/M	RL	Infected	PD	LT
24	57/F	RL	Non-infected	PD	LT
25	71/F	RL	Non-infected	PD	No
26	17/M	RL	Non-infected	PD	No
27	39/F	RL	Non-infected	PD	No
28	71/F	RL	Infected	PD	No
29	50/F	RL	Infected	PD	Right lobectomy
30	34/M	Bilateral	Non-infected	PD	No
31	28/M	RL	Non-infected	PD	No
32	50/M	LL	Non-infected	PD	Left lobectomy
33	15/M	LL	Infected	PD	Inoperable
34	61/M	RL	Infected	PD	Inoperable
35	45/F	LL	Non-infected	PBD	No
36	53/F	RL	Non-infected	PBD	LT
37	25/F	RL	Non-infected	PBD	LT
38	43/F	RL	Non-infected	PBD	LT

PD: Percutaneous drainage of cyst; PBD: Percutaneous biliary drainage; RL: Right lobe of liver; LL: Left lobe of liver; M: Male; F: Female.