Abstract:In the practice of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) biopsy, it was found that the success rate of biopsy could be improved by bending the tip of biopsy forceps. Objective to explore the diagnostic value of ERCP combined with modified biopsy forceps in patients with suspected malignant biliary obstruction by reviewing the cases of previous surgery using the improved method and conventional method. From January 2017 to April 2023, 72 patients with suspected malignant biliary obstruction who underwent biopsy forceps head bending modified ERCP were selected as the modified group, while 61 patients with traditional biopsy forceps ERCP were selected as the control group at the same time. The stenosis site was identified during the operation, and the effective pathological tissue was obtained by biopsy. The benign and malignant nature of the tumor was determined according to the medical history and clinical data. The sensitivity and specificity of the two biopsy methods were compared. The success rate of tissue block clipping was 100.0% in the two groups. All patients had no serious complications and were diagnosed histologically. 67 cases were finally diagnosed as malignant and 5 cases were benign in the improved group; In the control group, 58 cases were malignant and 3 cases were benign. The sensitivity of the improved group in diagnosing malignant biliary stricture was 79.10% (54 / 67), and the overall sensitivity of biopsy in the control group was 60.34% (35 / 58), with significant difference (χ2=6.218, P = 0.013). The specificity of the two methods in the diagnosis of malignant stenosis was 100.00%. Therefore, it is a safe and effective method to apply the modified bending method of biopsy forceps in the diagnosis of extrahepatic malignant bile duct stenosis by ERCP biopsy.