Abstract:Objective To investigate the application about precut of needle knife in stent implantation through endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for malignant distal biliary stricture in elderly patients.Methods From January 2018 to January 2021, 47 elderly patients ( > 70 years old) who were clearly diagnosed as distal malignant bile duct stenosis and underwent needle-knife pretomy due to routine intubation failure were selected. Among them, 29 males and 18 females; The age range was 71 to 93, The average age was 81.04 years; 6 cases were duodenal papillary carcinoma, 19 cases were pancreatic carcinoma, 14 cases were distal bile duct carcinoma, 8 cases were multiple metastasis of malignant tumors compressing the bile duct. Five patients had underwent Billroth Ⅰ gastrectomy.Results All these patients were successfully treated with needle-knife pretomy, at the same time, biliary stent implantation through ERCP was also completed; The incidence of postoperative hyperamylasemia was 6.38%, acute pancreatitis was 4.26%, delayed hemorrhage was 2.13%, and the bilirubin and enzyme indexes were significantly declined in one week after operation.Conclusion For the elderly patients with difficult cannulation of malignant stricture of distal bile duct, precut of needle knife can effectively improve the success rate of ERCP.