Table 1.

Cases reported so far diagnosed with primary pleural hydatidosis.

Name, Year	Period of the Study	No. of Cases	Location of the Lesion	Surgical Treatment	Associated Resections (no. of Cases)	Medical Treatment	Postoperative Complications
Gursoy et al., 2009 [14]	2003–2007	14	Diaphragm Chest wall Mediastinum Pleura Pericardial cavity	Cystectomy Decortication Resection and repair of the adjacent organs	Costal resection-3 pericardial resection-1	Albendazole 10 mg/kg during the next 3 months postoperatively	None
Marghli et al., 2011 [28]	2011	1	Pleural hydatid cyst in a 23-year-old pregnant woman	Removal of the cyst, suture on the bronchial fistula, capitonnage	None	Not reported	Uneventful
Mardani et al., 2017 [13]	2017	1	Pleural hydatidosis in a 33-year-old woman	Removal of the cyst, complete lung expansion	None	Not reported	Uneventful
Tewari et al., 2009 [12]	2009	1	Pleural hydatidosis in a 28-year-old woman	Removal of the cyst	None	Albendazole	Uneventful
Rakower et al., 1964 [7]	1954–1964	3	Mediastinum Chest wall Pleura	Removal of the cysts	Pleural resection	Not reported	One patient died due to septic shock