Objective: to analyze the interventional therapy and its short-term effect in
the elderly patients with malignant obstructive jaundice and the factors influencing
the regression of jaundice. Methods 23 patients over 65 years old, 15 males and
8 females, average 72.1 years old. There were 5 cases of liver cancer, 8 cases of
cholangiocarcinoma, 2 cases of gallbladder cancer, 6 cases of pancreatic cancer and 2
cases of metastatic cancer. There were 9 cases in the common bile duct and 14 cases
in the hilar area of the common hepatic duct. 9 cases were treated only by external
drainage or internal and external drainage, 14 cases were treated with biliary stent,
and one week after operation, the angiography was reexamined. Before and after
the operation, blood biochemical examination was performed to analyze the factors
influencing the regression of jaundice. Results the drainage was unobstructed and the
stent expanded well. Jaundice subsided obviously in 16 cases, obviously in 2 cases and
not obviously in 5 cases. The bilirubin of patients decreased from (345.13 ± 127.21)
mol / L to (215.54 ± 124.58) mol / L. There were 13 complications and 1 death in the
early stage after drainage. Conclusion interventional therapy for malignant jaundice
is simple and effective. But the indications of the elderly patients should be strictly
controlled.