Table 2.

Primary Gallbladder Hydatid Cyst: Management and Follow-Up

Authors	Medical Therapy	Surgery	Hospital Stay	Follow-Up	Recurrence
Yagnik et al	No	Laparoscopic cholecystectomy	3	3 mo	No
Uzunoglu MY6	Yes (ND)	Open cholecystectomy	4	6 mo	No
Kabiraj et al7	Yes (ND)	Open cholecystectomy	10	6 mo	No
Noomene et al8	Not given	Open cholecystectomy	4	6 mo	No
Rabbani et al9	Yes, 3 cycles, 21 days. 10 days interval	Open cholecystectomy with Pericystectomy	8	2 years	No
Krasniqui et al10	Yes, 2 cycles, 21 days, 14 days interval	Open cholecystectomy with Pericystectomy	7	5 years	No
Pitiakoudis et al11	Yes (4 mo)	Open cholecystectomy	12	2 years	No
Wani et al12	Not given	Open cholecystectomy	ND	ND	No
Safioleas et al13	Not given	Open cholecystectomy	ND	10 years	No
Safioleas et al13	Not given	Open cholecystectomy	7	6 years	No
Safioleas et al13	Yes (2 mo)	Open cholecystectomy	10	4 years	No
Kapoor et al14	No	ERCP+ Stenting	Sepsis expired on day 5	_	_
Rigas et al15	No	Open cholecystectomy	9	8 mo	No

Abbreviations: ND, no details; mo, months; ERCP, Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.