Surgical Outcomes for Cystic Echinococcosis in Switzerland, 2004-2024

A retrospective, multicenter analysis of surgical treatment outcomes for cystic echinococcosis in Switzerland from 2004 to 2024. The dataset includes 37 patients and 39 surgical interventions, with data on demographics, disease characteristics, perioperative morbidity, mortality, and recurrence rates. It was authored by Isabel Barreto and published on figshare.

Use Cases

• Compare recurrence rates based on surgical technique (pericystectomy, endocystectomy, non-resectional procedures)
• Analyze patient demographics and disease characteristics (cyst location, size) for surgical cohorts
• Evaluate safety and efficacy of surgical treatment based on perioperative morbidity and mortality data
• Study the association between adjuvant albendazole therapy duration and surgical outcomes

Strengths

• Includes 37 patients with a median follow-up of 93 months, providing long-term outcome data
• Analyzes 39 surgical interventions with detailed recurrence rates (7.7% overall) stratified by procedure
• Provides specific geographic (Switzerland) and temporal (2004-2024) context for the study

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single-country (Switzerland) study

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Retrospective, multicenter outcome analysis

Time Range

2004-2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-24 17:34:24; freshness should be verified

Geography

Switzerland