Abstract
Ten cases of gallstone after gastrectomy were analytically investigated for the past 6 years in our institute. 1) Diseases reguiring gastrectomy were gastric carcinoma in 7 and gastric ulcer in 3 cases. 2) Operations for gastric cancers included total gastrectomy in 2 cases, subtotal gastrectomy in 4, and distal partial gastrectomy in one case. For gastric ulcers, distal partial gastrectomy was performed. 3) The time to discovery of gallstones after gastrectomy in cancer cases ranged from 1 year to 9 years ; 3 of 7 cases were within 3 years. Times in the ulcer cases were 27 and 30 years. 4) The gallstones were located, in the gallbladder in 10 cases, in the common bile duct in 6 cases, and in the intrahepatic bile duct in one. 5) There were 6 calcium bilirubinate stones in five postoperative analyses, and cholesterol stones in one. 6) Gallstones were were found by US in 7 cases, PTC in 2 and ERCP in one cases.
