Abstract:【Objective】 The aim of this study was to evaluate the value of intraductal US or cytology brushing during ERCP in the early diagnosis of malignant biliary stricture. 【Methods】 72 patients suspected of malignant biliary stenosis were performed ERCP firstly, then IDUS and finally cytology brushing from January 2011 to January 2012, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy of all above ways were evaluated and compared. 【Results】 Compared with ERCP, IDUS had obvious advantages (P <0.05) in the sensitivity, positive and negative predictive value and accuracy, and cytology brushing had obvious advantages (P <0.05) in the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and accuracy (P <0.05). There were not statistical significance in all parameters between IDUS and cytology brushing or between ERCP+IDUS and ERCP+cytology brushing(P >0.05). But there were obvious statistical significance in the sensitivity, negative predictive value and accuracy between ERCP+IDUS+cytology brushing and ERCP+IDUS or ERCP+cytology brushing (P <0.05). 【Conclusion】 ERCP combined with IDUS and cytology brushing helps diagnose the malignant biliary stricture earlier.