title: [Clinical, radiological and laboratory features of liver hydatidosis of patients from a hospital of national reference, Lima 1997-2010].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the clinical, laboratory and radiological features of patients with hepatic hydatid cyst treated at the department of general surgery of a national referral hospital in Lima (Peru).
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was performed, all patients diagnosed with hepatic hydatid cyst hospitalized between 1997 and 2010 were included. Sociodemographic data (age, sex, origin and usual activity), clinical, laboratory, radiographic and data referrals to treatment were collected.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The most common symptom was abdominal pain (93.9%), while the most frequent sign was the increase in liver span (68.7%). 86.4% of patients had a leukocyte formulated within normal ranges, eosinophilia was only present in 25.9% of cases. The right hepatic lobe was the most affected (80%) and in 40.8% of patient's condition one segment was found. In 75.4% of patients the cysts were unique. The most frequent complications were: communication to the bile duct (48.9%), hydatid abscesses (32.6%), cholangitis (4%), hydatid cyst and broken more peritonitis (4%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The population more affected was young adults aged 30 to 39 years. The population studied lives mostly in the department of Lima, but come from departments where hepatic hydatid disease has been described as endemic. Although this population is mostly urban, epidemiological characteristics do not vary in relation to that described in previous research.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía, Hospital Regional de Abancay. Abancay, Perú.
authors.forename: Augudberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Montúfar-Valer
authors.affiliation: Oficina General de Información y Sistemas, Instituto Nacional de Salud. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú.
authors.forename: Francisco L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Huapaya-Jurado
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010568:Peru; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult