Table 2 Location of hydatid cyst and method of surgery in 224 pulmonary hydatid cyst cases in southern Iran
From: Hospital-based retrospective analysis of 224 surgical cases of lung hydatid cyst from southern Iran
Location in Lung | Frequency (% of organ/total) | Surgery (% within an organ) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Lung resection surgery | Lung preserving surgery | ||
 Right | |||
  Right upper lobe | 21 (12.8) | 6 (28.6) | 15 (71.4) |
  Right middle lobe | 24 (17.3) | 8 (33.3) | 16 (66.7) |
  Right lower lobe | 58 (38.9) | 31 (53.4) | 27 (46.6) |
 Left | |||
  Left upper lobe | 42 (31.1) | 17 (40.5) | 25 (59.5) |
  Left lower lobe | 46 (34.3) | 24 (52.2) | 22 (47.8) |