Abstract:Objective To compare the efficacy of percutaneous transhepatic choledochoscopic lithotomy (PTCSL) with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) + endoscopic duodenal papillary sphincterotomy (EST)/endoscopic duodenal papillary sphincterotomy plus balloon dilation (ESBD) in the treatment of common bile duct stones (CBDS).Methods Eighty-two patients with CBDS treated in First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology from January 2020 to December 2022 were selected and divided into group A (n=41) and group B (n=41) according to random number table method. Group A received PTCSL and group B received ERCP+EST/ESBD. Surgical indexes, stone clearance rate, complication rate, liver function indexes before and after surgery [total bilirubin (TBIL), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP)], stress indexes [tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), nitric oxide (NO), interleukin-6 (IL)] were compared between the two groups.Results There was no significant difference in the extraction time of biliary drainage tube between the two groups (P>0.05). Compared with group B, the hospitalization time and gastrointestinal function recovery time of group A were shorter, the operation time was longer, and the intraoperative blood loss was greater (P<0.05). The stone clearance rate of group A [100.00% (41/41)] was higher than that of group B [(80.49% (33/41)], and the complication rate of group A [4.88% (2/41)] was lower than that of group B [(21.95% (9/41)] (P<0.05). The levels of serum TBIL, ALT, AST and ALP in the two groups were decreased on the 3rd and 5th day after surgery (P<0.05), but there was no significant difference between group A and group B (P>0.05). The serum levels of TNF-α, NO and IL-6 in group A were lower than those in group B on the 3rd and 5th day after surgery (P<0.05).Conclusion Both ERCP+EST/ESBD and PTCSL can effectively improve liver function in the treatment of patients with CBDS, and each has its own advantages. The former is helpful to shorten the operation time and reduce intraoperative bleeding, while the latter is helpful to increase the calculus clearance rate and reduce the risk of complications. In addition, the traumatic stress response to the body is small, which can shorten the rehabilitation process of patients.