Abstract:Objective To analyze the clinical efficacy of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) combined with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in elderly patients with gallbladder stones and common bile duct stones (CBDS).Methods The 104 cases of elderly patients with gallbladder stones combined with CBDS were divided into the test group and the control group by random digital table, and with 52 cases in each group. The control group received laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) on the based of LC, the test group received ERCP on the based of LC. The surgery index, stress response index, coagulation function indicator before surgery and 1 d after surgery, liver function before surgery and 3 d after surgery, the incidence of postoperative complications were compared between the two groups.Results The total hospitalization cost of the test group was higher than that of the control group, the hospital stay was shorter than that of the control group, and the stone residue rate was lower than that of the control group (0.00% vs 13.46%, P < 0.05). 1 d after surgery, the serum levels of norepinephrine (NE), cortisol (Cor), and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), plasma fibrinogen (FIB) and D-dimer in two groups were increased than those before surgery (P < 0.05); but the above indicators of the test group lower than those of control group (P < 0.05). 1 d after surgery, the prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) were prolonged than those before surgery, but the above indicators of the test group were shorter than those of control group (P < 0.05). Compared with before surgery, 3 d after surgery the serum levels of glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (GPT), γ-glutamyl transferase (GGT) and glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT) were reduced, and the test group were lower than those of control group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the incidence of complications between the two groups (3.85% vs 13.46%, P > 0.05).Conclusion LC combined with ERCP applied to elderly patients with gallbladder stones and CBDS, could improve stones clearance effect, reduce the body stress response, improve coagulation function and liver function, promote postoperative recovery, and have high security.