Abstract:To investigate the feasibility and clinical efficacy of percutaneous hepatocholangiostomy(PCH) and laparoscopic choledocholithotomy (LCC) for primary hepatolithiasis. Methods The clinical data of61 cases with hepatolithiasis were retrospectively analyzed. Among the 61 patients. 26 cases underwent PCH and 35 cases underwent LCC. Results Except for 4 cases who underwent laparotomy finally, all the operations were successfully performed without serious complications. The amount of bleeding in the PCH group was significantly smaller than that in the LCC group (p < 0.05). The recovery time for gastrointestinal function and the duration of hospital stay in the PCH group were markedly shorter than those in the LCC group (p < 0.05).There was no significant difference in operation time, stone clearance rate or complication rate between the two groups ( p> 0.05). Conclusions PCH and LCC are feasible, safe and effective for the treatment of hepatolithiasis. But PCH has unique advantages in the patients with abdominal surgery history, residual stones, recurrent stones, or combined with acute obstructive suppurative cholangitis.