Abstract:Objective To systematically review the efficacy and safety of endoscopic gallbladder-preserving cholecystolithotomy (EGPC) and laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in treatment of simple cholecystolithiasis.Methods The databases of CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and The Cochrane Library database from January 2000 to June 2022 were searched by computer. Randomized controlled trials (RCT) of EGPC and LC for the treatment of gallstones were collected. The search language was limited to Chinese and English. After screening, data extraction and quality evaluation of the obtained literature, RevMan 5.4 software was used for statistical analysis.Results Twenty-two Chinese literatures were included in this study, with a total of 1 888 cases. Compared with the LC group, the EGPC group had less intraoperative bleeding (MD = -12.88, 95%CI: -16.29~-9.47, P = 0.000) and earlier postoperative anal exhaust time (MD = -6.05. 95%CI: -8.17 ~ -3.93, P = 0.000), earlier time to get out of bed after operation (MD = -4.76, 95%CI: -5.89 ~ -3.62, P = 0.000), and lower incidence of postoperative complications (OR^ = 0.25, 95%CI: 0.17 ~ 0.36, P = 0.000). There were not significantly different in the operation time (MD = 1.79, 95%CI: -5.02 ~ 8.59, P = 0.610), and hospital stay (MD = -0.68, 95%CI: -1.48 ~ 0.12, P = 0.100).Conclusion EGPC has a certain clinical value for patients who meet the indications for gallstone preservation. However, due to the low quality of the included literatures, our conclusion is not enough to support EGPC in the treatment of simple cholecystolithiasis than LC, and high quality is needed in the future. The RCT study is further validated.