Predictive factors of morbidity after surgical treatment of hydatid XXXX .

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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Hepatic hydatid cyst is a major health problem in endemic areas. Surgery is still the best choice for treatment of the hydatid @entity96 . However, it is still associated with high mortality and morbidity. The aim of the study was to evaluate the predictive factors for specific morbidity after conservative surgical treatment of the hydatid @entity96 . @entity1 AND METHODS: A total of 120 @entity1 who underwent conservative surgical treatment between 2001 and 2011 were evaluated retrospectively. RESULTS: Of the 120 @entity1 , 64 were female subjects and 56 male subjects; the median age was 33years (14-83years). The mortality rate was 0%. The overall morbidity rate was 26.6%. The specific morbidity rate was 16.6%. The major specific complications were @entity281 of the residual cavity in 10 cases and an external @entity3116 in eight cases. The predictive factors of morbidity in univariate analysis were bilious cyst content, location of the cyst in the hepatic dome, and size >10cm. After multivariate analysis, only the size of the cyst was an independent predictive factor of morbidity. CONCLUSION: The size of the cyst was the significant predictor of morbidity of conservative surgery for liver hydatid cyst.
