Abstract:Objective To investigate the curative efficacy and prognosis of radiofrequency ablation in combination with stent placement guided by endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography in patients of bile duct cancer complicated with obstruction. Methods According to therapeutic schemes, 89 cases of bile duct cancer complicated with obstruction were divided into two groups. The control group (CG) was treated with stent placement guided by endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography while the observation group (OG) was treated with radiofrequency ablation in combination with stent placement guided by endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography. The surgical status, liver function index, jaundice remission rate, follow-up results and postoperative complications were observed and compared. Results Two groups were all received success surgery. The length of surgery was significantly longer in OG than in CG [(96.4 ± 32.6) vs (34.8 ± 12.9) min, P < 0.05]. One week after surgery, levels of serum total bilirubin, gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) were all significantly lower in OG than in CG [(74.4 ± 22.9) vs (109.2 ± 28.7) μmol/L, (297.6 ± 76.8) vs (387.4 ± 89.3) U/L, (203.4 ± 72.6) vs (278.7 ± 84.3) U/L, P < 0.05]. The jaundice remission rate of OG was significantly higher than that of CG (97.9% vs 81.0%, P < 0.05). The patency time of biliary tract and survival time in OG were both longer than those in CG [(9.7 ± 2.1) vs (6.1 ± 1.7) months, (16.9 ± 4.2) vs (10.6 ± 3.7) months, P < 0.05]. The survival rate of 12 months of OG was higher than that of CG (55.3% vs 28.6%, P < 0.05). Both two groups had no serious postoperative complication. The complications rates of 2 groups had no significant difference (21.2% vs 16.7%, P > 0.05). Conclusions Radiofrequency ablation in combination with stent placement guided by endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography in patients of bile duct cancer complicated with obstruction can increase jaundice remission rate, patency time of biliary tract and survival time.