Objective:To explore the clinical characteristics of patients with cholelithiasis in Jinshan district of Shanghai city. Methods:The clinical characteristics of 3455 patients with cholelithiasis treated in Jinshan Branch of Shanghai Sixth People′s Hospital from Jul 2010 to Dec 2012 were analyzed.Results:Among them,3127 patients (90.5%)had clinical symptoms,and 328 patients (9.5%)had no symptoms.The incidence rate of symptomatic cholelithiasis in male patients was lower than that in female patients,while the incidence rate of asymptomatic cholelithiasis in male patients was higher than that in female patients (P <0.05).The incidence rate of asymptomatic cholelithiasis in patients decreased with the increase of age,and the difference was statistically significant(P <0.05).The incidence of cholecystolithiasis was 54.5%.The appearance of symptoms in patients with cholelithiasis was not correlated with the body mass index(BMI)and the location of cholelithiasis(P >0.05).Conclusions:Jinshan district of Shanghai city has high incidence of cholelithiasis.The appearance of Symptoms in patients with cholelithiasis is correlated with gender and age,but not correlated with BMI and location of cholelithiasis.