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Table 2 Results of various studies of VATS for pulmonary hydatid cysts

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

Authors

Year and country

Patients No.

Age

Mean cyst diameter (cm)

Mean Operative time (min)

Mean Duration of hospital stay (day)

Complication %

Mean period of follow up (month)

Mortality and recurrence

Present study

Abbas et al.

Syria 2016

120

Median: 30 Range: 11–74

< 15

75–100

2–3

2.3

10–36

0

Alpay et al. [9]

Turkey 2015

30

Mean: 31.7

Range: 8–85

6.5

102.6

4

13.3

21.8

0

Findikcioglu et al. [12]

Turkey 2012

12

Mean: 32.3

Range: 18–78

(2–7.5)

51.5 (30–100)

2.9 (2–6)

29

0

Parelkar et al. [14]

India 2009

3

≤9

< 7

150

4.5

1/3

6

Uchikov et al. [16]

Bulgaria 2004

11

Range: 17–55

< 6

5

9

6

Ettayebi et al. [11]

Morocco 2003

20

Children

60

3

6–36

0