Table 2 Relevant parameters of the treatment.

From: Comparison of CT-guided intracystic lidocaine pre-injection versus conventional US-guided single-session ethanol sclerotherapy for simple hepatic cysts

Parameter

Center A (n = 43)

Center B (n = 56)

P value

Puncture depth (cm)

7.0 ± 1.1

6.9 ± 1.0

0.829

Puncture angle (°)

9 (3.6–26)

18 (6.3–39.3)

0.148

Ethanol exposure duration (min)

11.2 ± 1.6

20.5 ± 3.4

< 0.001

Procedure duration (min)

29.9 ± 4.3

40.6 ± 4.2

< 0.001

VAS

1.2 ± 1.2

5.1 ± 1.1

< 0.001

Complication

0 (0)

4 (3.6)

0.437*

  Alcohol toxicity

0

2

 

  Intracavitary hemorrhage

0

2

 

Clinical symptomatic remission

38(88.4)

47(83.9)

0.575*

  Abdominal malaise

6

15

 

  Abdominal pain

3

2

 

  Gradual enlarge

13

17

 

  Anxiety

16

13

 

Therapeutic evaluation

  

0.728*

  Complete regression rate

40(93.0)

50(89.3)

 

  Partial regression rate

3(7.0)

6(10.7)

 

Follow-up cyst volume (mL)

2 (0–9.5)

5.5 (0–14.8)

0.287

  1. Values are mean ± standard deviation, median with interquartile range in parentheses, or number with percentage in parentheses. The asterisk (*) means that Fisher’s exact test was performed.
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