Objective To observe the preservation of gallbladder in patients with intrahepatic and extrahepatic cholelithiasis by comparing with the traditional method of cholecystectomy. Methods Thirtyseven patients with choledocholithiasis or with cholecystolithiasis were treated with choledocholithiasis and 22 patients with intrahepatic cholelithiasis or cholelithiasis were treated with choledocholithotomy.Cholecystolithotomy(including partial hepatectomy). Results The recurrence rate of intrahepatic choledocholithi...