Abstract:Objective To analyze the efficacy of laparoscopic hepatectomy in the treatment of complicated intrahepatic bile duct stones.Methods One hundred patients with complicated intrahepatic bile duct stones admitted to the People's Hospital of Huangshan City, Anhui Province, were selected from January 2017 to September 2021 and divided into laparoscopic group (n =50) and laparotomy group (n =50) according to different surgical methods based on the patient's wishes. Laparoscopic hepatectomy was performed in the laparoscopic group, and open hepatectomy was performed in the laparotomy group. The efficacy of the two groups was compared.Results The time of eating, anus ventilation and hospitalization in laparoscopic group were significantly shorter than those in laparotomy group (P < 0.05). The immediate and final stone clearance rates in the laparoscopic group were higher than those in the laparotomy group, and the stone recurrence rate within 1 year after surgery was lower than that in the laparotomy group, but the difference between the two groups was not significant (P > 0.05). After surgery, the levels of alanine aminotransferase and gamma-glutamyl transferase in the serum of the two groups were significantly reduced, while the levels of serum albumin were significantly increased, with significant differences between the two groups (P < 0.05). The incidence of postoperative complications in the laparoscopic group was significantly lower than that in the laparotomy group (P < 0.05).Conclusion Laparoscopic hepatectomy for the treatment of complex intrahepatic bile duct stones can speed up the recovery of patients after surgery, with a high stone clearance rate, and can reduce the recurrence rate of postoperative stones, effectively improve liver function, reduce postoperative complications, and has a significant effect.