Abstract:Objective To investigate the value and significance of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) in patients with choledocholithiasis after subtotal gastrectomy.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on the clinical data of 83 patients with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopanchography (ERCP) after distal subtotal gastrectomy from 2020 to 2021. According to whether or not EUS, they were divided into observation group (n = 40) and control group (n = 43). The accuracy of EUS diagnosis for common bile duct stones in the observation group was analyzed, and the ERCP success rate, intubation times, operation time, incidence of adverse events, fluoroscopy time and total radiation measurement were compared between the two groups. The factors influencing the success of ERCP operation in the enrolled patients were analyzed by univariate and Logistic multivariate factors.Results The diagnostic accuracy of EUS (90.00%) was higher than that of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatgraphy (MRCP) (79.52%), and the difference was not statistically significant (χ2 = 2.10, P = 0.203). The operation time and fluoroscopy time of the observation group were shorter than those of the control group, intubation times and radiation dose of the observation group were less than those of the control group, and the success rate of stone extraction was higher than that of the control group, the differences were statistically significant (t = -14.64, t = -3.64, t = -4.33, t = -8.64, χ2 = 4.60, P < 0.05). Univariate analysis showed that EUS, laparoscopic surgery and non-single stones were influencing factors of ERCP stone extraction success (χ2 = 16.32, χ2 = 12.22, χ2 = 7.47, P < 0.05). Multivariate Logistic analysis showed that EUS and laparoscopic surgery were independent factors influencing the success of ERCP stone extraction (95%CI = 0.573~1.215, 95%CI = 0.958 ~ 1.969).Conclusion For patients with choledocholithiasis after subtotal gastrectomy, EUS examination before ERCP can reduce the operation time and improve the success rate of choledocholithiasis, which may have clinical significance.