Abstract:Objective To analyze the feasibility of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) combined with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) in treatment of cholecystolithiasis complicated with secondary calculus of common bile duct in advanced ages.Methods Seventy-eight elderly patients with cholecystolithiasis complicated with secondary calculus of common bile duct from October 2017 to September 2022 were selected. All the patients were treated with LC combined with ERCP and EST. 39 patients with cholecystolithiasis and secondary calculus of common bile duct aged ≥ 80 years (elderly group) and 39 patients with cholecystolithiasis and secondary calculus of common bile duct aged < 80 years (non elderly group) in our hospital were selected. At 3 months after operation of the stone clearance rate, operation condition, postoperative pain degree [visual analogue scale (VAS)], liver function indexes [total bilirubin (TBIL), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (GPT) and direct bilirubin (DBIL)], inflammatory indexes [C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-10 (IL-10), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and white blood cell (WBC)] and complications were compared between the two groups.Results 97.44% stone removal rate in the elderly group compared with 100.00% in the non elderly group, the difference was not statistically significant (P > 0.05); The operative related index, and visual analogue scale (VAS) at different time points after surgery in the elderly group compared with the non elderly group, the differences were not statistically significant (P > 0.05); TBIL, GPT, ALP, and DBIL were lower in both groups 3 d after surgery compared with those before surgery (P < 0.05), and the differences were not statistically significant when compared between the two groups (P > 0.05). CRP, IL-10, WBC, and TNF-α were higher in both groups at 1 d postoperatively than before surgery, and CRP, IL-10, WBC, and TNF-α were lower at 3 d postoperatively than at 1 d postoperatively (P < 0.05); The differences were not statistically significant when comparing CRP, IL-10, WBC, and TNF-α between the two groups at 1 d and 3 d postoperatively (P > 0.05); The incidence of complications was 10.26% (4/39) in the elderly group, compared with 5.13% (2/39) in the non elderly group, the difference was not statistically significant (P > 0.05).Conclusion LC combined with ERCP and EST are effective and safe treatments for patients ≥ 80 years old with cholecystolithiasis complicated with secondary calculus of common bile ducts with exact stone removal, low complication rate, and no increase in liver function damage and inflammatory response.