Recent Experiences With Spontaneously Disappearing Gallstones

Abstract

Five patients are described in whom gallstones previously demonstrated by x-ray were found to have disappeared at the time of surgery. In 4 patients interval cholecystograms had foretold this disappearance. Repetition of cholecystograms prior to surgery in patients with “known” gallstones is strongly recommended, especially if the stones are small, or associated with a recent pregnancy or relapsing pancreatitis.