Surgical Outcomes for Cystic Echinococcosis in Switzerland, 2004-2024

Swiss surgical outcomes for cystic echinococcosis from 2004 to 2024. This dataset likely contains patient demographics, disease characteristics, and perioperative morbidity and mortality data from a retrospective, multicenter analysis of 37 patients. The dataset was authored by Isabel Barreto and last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Compare recurrence rates based on surgical technique (pericystectomy, endocystectomy, cyst aspiration)
• Analyze cyst size and location distribution based on patient cohort characteristics
• Evaluate postoperative safety based on 90-day mortality and complication data
• Study adjuvant albendazole therapy duration based on patient treatment records

Strengths

• Includes 37 patient records with a median follow-up of 93 months
• Contains procedure-level recurrence rates (7.7% overall) stratified by surgical technique
• Provides specific cyst size data (median 8 cm) and location distribution (83.8% hepatic)

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 figshare, focusing solely on Swiss patients

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Retrospective, multicenter outcome analysis

Time Range

2004-2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-24 17:34:23; freshness should be verified

Geography

Switzerland