title: The results of surgical techniques in hepatic hydatidosis: treatment with drainage versus treatment without drainage--a 6-year experience.
abstract: Fifty-nine consecutive patients who underwent surgery for hepatic hydatid cysts between 1 March 1988 and 31 July 1994, were included in this study. The aim was to compare the results of surgical techniques with respect to post-operative complications, morbidity and recurrence of the disease. Patients were divided into two groups. The first group (1) of patients (n = 30) were treated surgically without drainage and the second group (2) of patients (n = 29) were treated surgically with tube drainage of the cystic cavity. In the study, there were 12 (20.33%) male and 47 (79.66%) female patients, with an age range of between 16 and 85 years. In five of the patients a communication between the cyst and the biliary system was documented. 11.8% of the cysts were localized extrahepatically. Post-operative morbidity was 10% in group 1 and 44.7% in group 2 (P < 0.05). Average post-operative hospital stay was 8.5 days in group 1 and 18.6 days in group 2 (P < 0.05). During the follow-up period, which lasted from 1 to 6 years, recurrence rates were not significantly differentiated in the two groups (P > 0.05).
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ankara Numune Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Kama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Göçmen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bayrak
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kulaçoğlu
authors.forename: A Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Akat
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013396:Suction; D016896:Treatment Outcome