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  • Title: Primary hydatid disease of the gallbladder: a rare clinical entity.
    Author: Safioleas M, Stamoulis I, Theocharis S, Moulakakis K, Makris S, Kostakis A.
    Journal: J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg; 2004; 11(5):352-6. PubMed ID: 15549437.
    Abstract:
    Hydatid disease is endemic in Greece, and has been known from Hippocrates' time to cause cysts in the liver. We report here three very rare cases of primary gallbladder hydatid disease without prior history or evidence of concurrent disease activity in any other location. To our knowledge, only two previous reports exist, each of one patient suffering from primary gallbladder hydatid disease. Unlike the insidious hydatid cysts of the liver, gallbladder hydatidosis in our patients was associated with early diagnosis, due to gallbladder dysfunction symptoms presenting early in its course. Moreover, the size of gallbladder cysts compared to liver cysts at diagnosis was small (maximal diameter, <5 cm), making total cyst excision along with cholecystectomy feasible for all of our patients. During long-term follow up of the patients (up to 10 years), no disease recurrences were noted. We provide supporting evidence that primary gallbladder hydatidosis presents a different pathophysiological and clinical course, having better prognosis, when compared with the usual liver disease.
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