How long you can live with intrahepatic bile duct stones is largely determined by the severity of the condition and the extent of the liver affected by the stones. If the intrahepatic bile duct stones are purely small, they are benign and usually do not threaten the patient’s life. However, if the intrahepatic bile duct stones are extensive, they may affect the liver function and may lead to intrahepatic biliary obstruction and inflammation of the capillary bile ducts in the long term, which can cause biliary cirrhosis, hypersplenism, ascites, and symptoms of biliary cirrhosis, which may affect the patient’s life expectancy. Some patients with intrahepatic bile duct stones can develop cancer after repeated episodes of inflammation, at which point life expectancy can also be affected. If patients develop intrahepatic bile duct stones, it is recommended to go to the hepatobiliary surgery department of a regular hospital in a timely manner to clarify the specific cause and extent of the disease and then provide symptomatic treatment.