Abstract:Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGD) combined with laparoscopic left-side cholecystectomy in the treatment of acute severe cholecystitis in the elderly.Methods Selected 80 elderly patients with acute severe cholecystitis from October 2016 to December 2019, all these patients underwent PTGD under the guidance of color Doppler ultrasound combined with laparoscopic left approach to the gallbladder resection treatment. Observe the patient’s intraoperative conditions, postoperative recovery, and complications.Results All the 80 patients were successful in once gallbladder puncture. After the gallbladder puncture and drainage, the clinical symptoms of all patients were relieved quickly, and there were no complications related to gallbladder puncture. All the patients underwent laparoscopic left-side cholecystectomy after 30 d to 3 months. There was no conversion to laparotomy, no intraoperative rupture and bleeding of the main cholecystic artery, and no postoperative complications such as abdominal hemorrhage and biliary fistula.Conclusion PTGD can simply and effectively relieve the clinical symptoms of elderly patients with acute severe cholecystitis. Elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy with the left side approach can reduce conversion to laparotomy, intraoperative bleeding and postoperative complications. It is safe and reliable, and is worthy of clinical application.