Gallstones are a benign condition, not malignant, and generally have no effect on life expectancy if treated promptly. The life expectancy of gallstones in the elderly is related to the severity of the disease and the treatment received, and should be analyzed comprehensively. 1. Severity of the disease: If the gallstones in the elderly are static stones, they will not cause any complications and therefore will not have an impact on the patient’s life. If acute gallbladder stones or cholecystitis recurs and develops into acute suppurative cholecystitis or infection, it may jeopardize the patient’s life. 2. Acceptance of treatment: If the elderly patients actively accept surgical treatment and are cured after surgery, it will generally not have an impact on the life cycle; if the patients do not actively accept treatment and refuse surgical treatment, once the condition deteriorates, it will affect the patient’s life and have a certain impact on the survival cycle. Elderly patients once suffering from gallstones, must actively accept the treatment, and maintain a good state of mind, will help the condition recovery.