Surgical management of splenic echinococcal disease

Table 2 Clinical symptoms and diagnostic procedures

Pat.No.	Eosinophilia	Immunologic testing	Imaging studies	Symptomes
1	æ	+	US, CT	Mild abd. pain
2	+	+	US	Mild abd. pain
3	æ	+	US	Abd. discomfort, nausea
4	æ	æ	US, CT	Mild abd. pain
5	æ	+	US, CT	Mild abd. pain
6	æ	+	US, CT	Mild abd. pain
7	æ	+	US, CT	Mild discomfort right upper abd.
8	+	+	US, CT	Severe abd. pain
9	+	+	US	none
10	+	+	US, CT, ThXr	Palpable mass, dypnoe

US, ultrasound; CT, computed tomography; ThXr, X-ray of the thorax. Eosinophilia and immunological testing were determined after detection of cystic disease. Immunologic testing consisted of immunoelectrophoresis test (IEP) or by indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA).

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