[Cholelithiasis in young people].

The results of the treatment for cholelithiasis from 1979 to 1989 were considered. The percentage correlation between young and older patients was established. The time--course of the disease incidence was demonstrated. In the age group studied (16-35 years) clinical signs of the disease were characterized, anthropometric values presented, sex-related incidence and general duration of the diseases considered. Diagnostic techniques for the main disease and some concurrent conditions of the alimentary tract were discussed. The frequency of complicated cholelithiasis in young persons and the specificity of complications were established. Problems of cholelithiasis treatment in young persons were discussed.