Research Article

Management of Liver Hydatid Cysts: A Retrospective Analysis of 293 Surgical Cases from Southern Iran

Table 2

Laboratory evaluations of patients who underwent surgery for the liver hydatid cyst.

Laboratory testValue; median [Q1–Q3] or n (%)

White blood cell (103/µL)Total9.75 [7–12.7]
Increased139 (51.9%)
Normal125 (46.6%)
Decreased4 (1.5%)

Neutrophil (%)Total77.9 [54.7–87.1]
Increased38 (63.3%)
Normal18 (30%)
Decreased4 (6.7%)

Lymphocyte (%)Total12.2 [7.1–22.1]
Increased1 (1.7%)
Normal18 (30.5%)
Decreased40 (6738%)

Monocyte (%)Total5.9 [2.25–7.0]
Increased2 (11.8%)
Normal8 (47.1%)
Decreased7 (41.2%)

Eosinophil (%)Total10.0 [3.1–26.1]
Increased10 (62.5%)
Normal6 (37.5)
Decreased0 (0%)

Hemoglobin (g/dl)Total12.0 [11.0–13.4]
Increased9 (3.4%)
Normal100 (37.3%)
Decreased159 (59.3%)

Mean corpuscular volume (fL)Total82.9 [77.6–87.6]
Increased9 (4.7%)
Normal120 (63.2%)
Decreased61 (32.1%)

Platelet (103/µL)Total262.0 [199.5–350.0]
Increased34 (13.4%)
Normal188 (74.3%)
Decreased31 (12.3%)

Prothrombin time (sec)Total13.7 [13.0–14.8]
Increased31 (16.3%)
Normal139 (73.2%)
Decreased20 (10.5%)

Partial thromboplastin time (sec)Total33.0 [30.0–36.3]
Increased25 (13.9%)
Normal137 (76.1%)
Decreased18 (10.0%)

Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl)Total11 [9.0–15.0]
Increased18 (6.9%)
Normal210 (81.1%)
Decreased31 (12.0%)

Creatinine (mg/dl)Total0.8 [0.7–1.0]
Increased43 (17.3%)
Normal196 (78.7%)
Decreased10 (4.0%)

Sodium (mEq/l)Total139 [136–141]
Increased4 (1.7%)
Normal179 (77.5%)
Decreased48 (20.8%)

Potassium (mEq/l)Total4.2 [3.9–4.5]
Increased15 (6.4%)
Normal201 (85.9%)
Decreased18 (7.7%)

Aspartate aminotransferase (IU/L)Total27.5 [19.75–41.0]
Increased53 (26.2%)
Normal143 (70.8%)
Decreased6 (3.0%)

Alanine transaminase (IU/L)Total24.0 [16.0–40.0]
Increased49 (24.5%)
Normal144 (72.0%)
Decreased7 (3.5%)

Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)Total249 [193–472]
Increased22 (10.7%)
Normal183 (88.8%)
Decreased1 (0.5%)

Total bilirubin (mg/dl)Total0.6 [0.4–0.8]
Increased22 (15.2%)
Normal121 (83.4%)
Decreased2 (1.4%)

Direct bilirubin (mg/dl)Total0.2 [0.1–0.3]
Increased21 (14.6%)
Normal121 (84.0%)
Decreased2 (1.4%)

Albumin (g/dl)Total4.2 [3.7–4.6]
Increased9 (9.4%)
Normal59 (61.5%)
Decreased28 (29.2%)