Abstract:Objective To investigate the contrast value of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) combined with endoscopic naso-biliary duct drainage (ENBD) on the difference of drainage time before surgical treatment of Mirizzi syndrome.Methods A retrospective cohort study was used to collect 37 patients with Mirizzi syndrome who underwent ENBD and surgical treatment from October 2008 to September 2018. All the patients were divided into two groups: short-term group (≤7 d, n = 19) and long-term group ( > 7 d, n = 18). Compare the bilirubin status before surgery, intraoperative changes in surgery, the incidence of postoperative complications, and the length of hospital stay and treatment costs.Results The bilirubin in the short-term group decreased 4.40 (0.00, 25.20) mmol/L, which was significantly less than the long-term group 33.55 (5.18, 87.33) mmol/L (Z = -2.05, P = 0.040); 5 patients in each group switched to open abdominal surgery. The incidence of postoperative infection was 15.8% (3/19) in short-term group and higher in long-term group (0.0%), but the difference was not statistically significant(2 = 3.09,P = 0.079); Although the length of stay in the long-term group was shorter than that of the short-time group, the total cost of hospitalization was not increased.Conclusion Prolonged drainage time ( > 7 d) of ERCP combined with ENBD can increase the reduction of bilirubin, and at the same time may reduce the postoperative infection rate of Mirizzi syndrome without increasing the cost of patients, which is worthy of clinical reference.