Table 3. Studies recommending routine or selective histopathological examination of gallbladder specimens in different countries.
| Country | Study | Year | Recommendation |
| China | Deng et al. (2) | 2015 | Selective |
| Pakistan | Tayeb et al. (10) | 2015 | Selective |
| Siddiqui et al. (16) | 2013 | Routine | |
| Ul Haq et al. (18) | 2011 | Routine | |
| UK | Emmett et al. (8) | 2015 | Selective |
| Elshaer et al. (13) | 2014 | Selective | |
| Bazoua et al. (7) | 2007 | Selective | |
| Darmas et al. (9) | 2007 | Selective | |
| Netherlands | van Vliet et al. (11) | 2014 | Selective |
| India | Kalita et al. (20) | 2013 | Routine |
| Hamdani et al. (21) | 2012 | Routine | |
| Behari et al. (1) | 2010 | Routine | |
| Mittal et al. (12) | 2010 | Selective | |
| Mexico | Romero-González et al. (14) | 2012 | Selective |
| Nepal | Ghimire et al. (19) | 2011 | Routine |
| Shrestha et al. (17) | 2010 | Routine | |
| Sri lanka | De Zoysa et al. (3) | 2010 | Selective |