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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the patients

From: Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) with mini-thoracotomy for the management of pulmonary hydatid cysts

 

Number

Percent

Gender

 Males

62

51.7%

 Females

58

48.3%

 Total

120

 

Lung involved

 Left

58

48.3%

 Right

52

43.3%

 Bilateral

10

8.3%

Clinical type of cysts

 Intact

52

40%

 Ruptured into the bronchi

66

50.7%

 Ruptured into the pleura

8

6.1%

 Infected

4

3.07%

 Total

130