Table 6 Therapy of patients with hydatid disease
From: Echinococcal disease in Alberta, Canada: more than a calcified opacity
| Â | Pulmonary | Hepatic | Other | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Therapy | Definite/probable N = 9 | Possible N = 2 | Definite/probable N = 11 | Possible N= 16 | Cardiac (definite) N = 1 | Kidney or spleen (probable/possible) N = 3 |
Medical only* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Surgical resection only | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1** | 0 |
Medical therapy and surgical resection | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Aspiration of cyst only | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aspiration of cyst and medical treatment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Observation only | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 3 |