Table 1 Patients and characteristics
Cases | Sex | Age (years) | Types | Size (cm3) | Preoperative complications | Main indication for external drainage | Procedures | Definitive procedures* | Follow-up (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | M | 1.4 | IVa | 15.2*12.6*9.4 | Coagulopathy, abnormal liver function, liver fibrosis | Giant cyst, coagulopathy | US-guided PBD, local anesthesia | Liver transplantation | 18.0 |
2 | F | 0.5 | Ia | 20.0*11.2*8.2 | Abnormal liver function | Giant cyst | US-guided PBD, general anesthesia | Open | 16.0 |
3 | F | 6.2 | Ia | 13.1*5.3*4.9 | Abnormal liver function | Giant cyst | US-guided PBD, general anesthesia | Robotic | 8.5 |
4 | M | 0.9 | IVa | 10.5*6.6*4.7 | Coagulopathy | Giant cyst, coagulopathy | US-guided PBD, general anesthesia | laparoscopic | 4.1 |
5 | F | 3.2 | IVa | 5.0*2.1*2.1 | Coagulopathy, abnormal liver function, acute pancreatitis | Coagulopathy | US-guided PTCD, general anesthesia | laparoscopic | 13.6 |
6 | F | 3.8 | Ic | 1.3** | Coagulopathy, abnormal liver function, acute pancreatitis | Coagulopathy | US-guided PTGD, local anesthesia | laparoscopic | 1.0 |