International Journal of Clinical Research

Objective To explore the clinical efficacy of laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of elderly patients with gallstones. Methods A total of 62 elderly patients with gallstones from our hospital were selected for the study, with a time period from May 2024 to May 2025. All elderly patients with gallstones were randomly divided into two groups using a random number table method. The control group included 31 patients who underwent traditional open cholecystectomy, while the observation group included 31 patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery. The surgical time, intraoperative bleeding volume, first exhaust time, incidence of complications, and postoperative quality of life of the two groups were compared. Results Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the observation group can shorten the operation time, reduce intraoperative bleeding, and accelerate the first postoperative gas exhaust time (P<0.05); The surgical mode of the observation group patients can effectively reduce the incidence of complications (P<0.05); It was found that the postoperative quality of life of the observation group patients was significantly higher (P<0.05). Conclusion Laparoscopic surgery can effectively shorten the surgical time, reduce intraoperative bleeding, and accelerate the time for the first gas release in elderly patients with gallstones. At the same time, due to the small surgical incision, patients recover quickly, the incidence of complications is reduced, and the quality of life of patients is also improved. It is worthy of clinical promotion and application.

Laparoscopic surgery; Elderly patients; Patients with gallstones; Clinical efficacy; Control study