Clinical Characteristics and Management of the Hydatid Cyst of the Liver: A Study from a Tertiary Care Center in Nepal

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Clinical features</td><td class="align_center">Number (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="2">History</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Abdominal pain</td><td class="align_center">49 (92.5)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Fever</td><td class="align_center">16 (30.2)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Jaundice</td><td class="align_center">5 (9.4)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Abdominal mass</td><td class="align_center">5 (9.4)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Nausea/vomiting</td><td class="align_center">4 (7.5)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="2">Physical examination</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Palpable liver</td><td class="align_center">17 (32.1)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Abdominal tenderness</td><td class="align_center">11 (20.8)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Icterus</td><td class="align_center">5 (9.4)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Abdominal distension</td><td class="align_center">3 (5.7)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Clinical features in the study population.</div>

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Table 2: Clinical Characteristics and Management of the Hydatid Cyst of the Liver: A Study from a Tertiary Care Center in Nepal 