Introduction : Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in young population is relatively uncommon, despite being one of the most common surgical procedures in adults. Although clinical characteristic of adult patients with gallbladder (GB) disease is well established, scanty information have been for youth. In the present study, we aimed to comprehensively review the young population underwent LC compared to older population.

Methods : A total 2,115 patients who received LC for GB stones were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were categorized into two clinical groups according to the age of patients: (young (

Results : In univariate analysis, significant factors between two groups were found in the concomitant of choledocholithiasis and American Society of Anesthesiologists score I/II. By multivariate analysis, the concomitant of choledocholithiasis (OR 1.152, 95% CI, 0.663 – 2.001, p

Conclusions : In our study, young population with gallstone disease had more prevalence of choledocholithiasis. Therefore, young patients with gallstone disease require special attention for choledocholithiasis.