Cholelithiasis developing after vagotomy: a preliminary report.

THE development of biliary dysfunction following vagotomy for peptic ulcer is possibly more common than has been realized; consequently it has not usually been reported as associated with this operation. It is the purpose of the present communication to report on six patients who developed cholelithiasis 7 to 32 months after vagotomy. Four had normal cholecystograms before operation and each of the six apparently had a normal gallbladder when this was examined during the gastric operation. Oral cholecystography could not be carried out