Table 1 Summarization of patient characteristics and treatment offered
S/N | Socioeconomic status | Clinical findings | Eosinophilia | IgG and IgM | Albendazole | Scolicidal agent | Imaging | Therapeutic intervention | Follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(CECT) | |||||||||
1 | Low | Flank pain | Present | Not done | Postoperatively | Not used | Simple cyst | Lap cyst deroofing | No recurrence |
2 | Low | Flank pain | Present | Negative | Pre-op and postoperatively | 10% povidone–iodine | Simple cyst | Lap pericystectomy | No recurrence |
3 | Low | Flank pain | Absent | Positive | Pre-op and postoperatively | 10% povidone–iodine | Large cyst with wall calcification | Open pericystectomy | No recurrence |
4 | Low | Mass, hydatiduria and flank pain | Present | Negative | Pre-op and postoperatively | 10% povidone–iodine | Multiloculated cysts | Open nephrectomy | Doing well |
with no contrast uptake in remnant parenchyma | |||||||||
5 | Low | Mass, flank pain | Absent | Negative | Pre-op and postoperatively | 1.5% cetrimide-0.15% chlorhexidine solution | Multiloculated cyst with no contrast uptake in remnant parenchyma | Open nephrectomy | pending |