Spontaneous And Total Disappearance Of Stones From The Gallbladder

Abstract

A case is described in which some 30 stones in the gallbladder and one measuring 10 by 12 millimeters in the common bile duct were demonstrated cholecystographically. At operation one year later were no stones in either the gallbladder or deep biliary tract. The literature is reviewed and different explanations for the spontaneous disappearance of stones from the gallbladder are discussed. Re-examination of the cholecystograms in a series of 104 patients who had undergone repeated cholecystographic examinations in no instance demonstrated spontaneous and total passage or dissolution of gallstones.