Background: Common bile duct stones occur in 7-12 % of all the patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis. In this study, we are presenting our experience of dealing with common bile duct and gallbladder stones by open surgical methods. The objective of the study was to study the open surgical approach to common bile duct and gallbladder calculi. Methods: The study comprised of 22 out of 71 patients admitted for choledocholithiasis in surgical wards at AIMSR, Hyderabad from October 2018 to October 2022 who underwent open surgical approach. Rate of CBD clearance, post op bile flow, hospital stay and morbidity were assessed