Abstract:Objective To investigate the clinical effect of somatostatin and octreotide in prevention of pancreatitis after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for common bile duct stones.Methods 116 patients with common bile duct stones underwent ERCP elective surgery from April 2018 to April 2021 were included in the study. They were divided into observation group and control group by random number table method, with 58 cases in each group. The observation group was treated with somatostatin and the control group was treated with octreotide. The incidence of pancreatitis and hyperamylasemia was observed between the two groups. The blood amylase levels of the two groups before operation and 3 and 24 h after operation were detected. Visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to compare the pain degree of the two groups at 3, 24 and 48 h after operation, the hospitalization cost, length of hospital stay, and the adverse reactions between the two groups were observed.Results There were no significant differences in the occurrence probability of postoperative pancreatitis and hyperamylasemia, blood amylase level before operation, 3 and 24 h after operation, VAS at 3, 24 and 48 h after operation, length of hospital stay, and probability of adverse reactions between the two groups (P > 0.05). The hospitalization cost of the observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P < 0.05).Conclusion The efficacy of somatostatin and octreotide in prevention of postoperative pancreatitis after ERCP is comparable, and both have high safety, and different drug regimen can be adopted according to the clinical situation of patients.