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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics

From: Clinical symptoms and sonographic follow-up after surgical treatment of nonparasitic liver cysts

Male : Female

7:49

Simple liver cysts : Polycystic liver disease

52:4

Age, years (range)

59 (39–81)

BMI, kg/m2 (range)

27 (19–41)

ASA I, n (%)

9 (16)

ASA II, n (%)

42 (75)

ASA III, n (%)

5 (9)

Diameter of dominant cyst, cm (range)

12 (6–20)

Laparoscopic/open deroofing, n (%)

47 (84)/9 (16)

Conversion rate (%)

6.4

Simultaneous cholecystectomy, n (%)

16 (29)*

Postoperative complication rate (%)

16**

Recurrence rate (%)

8.7

  1. *8/47 (17%) laparoscopic, 8/9 (89%) open; **13% laparoscopic, 33% open, not significant.
  2. Abbreviations: BMI Body Mass Index, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists.