[Reflections on the post-cholecystectomy syndrome].

To look for the explanation about the post-cholecystectomy syndrome, the authors study 637 liver's biopsies during cholecystectomy for cholelithiasis. 373 liver's biopsies showed hepatic lesions (58.5 per cent). The post-cholecystectomy syndrome is observed in 36 per cent of patients who had hepatic lesions, and only 13 per cent of patients with normal liver biopsies.