[Analysis of safety and efficacy of laparoscopic and open partial nephrectomy for small renal cell carcinoma].

Objective: To compare the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic and open partial nephrectomy for small renal cell carcinoma.

Methods: To collect and analyze the data such as operation time, warm ischemia time, complications, recovery and surgical margins of 110 patients of small renal carcinoma (T1aN0M0) from January 2004 to March 2009, 52 of which underwent laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) and the other 58 patients underwent open partial nephrectomy (OPN).

Results: The mean operation time of LPN group and OPN group were 177.8 min and 126.7 min (t = 3.973, P < 0.01), respectively. The warm ischemia time of the two groups were 28.3 min and 21.9 min (t = 4.627, P > 0.05), respectively. Two cases in LPN group and 1 case in OPN group (3.8% vs 1.7%, chi(2) = 0.010, P > 0.05) needed blood transfusion. The increment of creatine after operation were 4 micromol/L in LPN group and 6 micromol/L in OPN group (t = -2.018, P > 0.05). Six cases (11.5%) in LPN group and 8 cases (13.8%) in OPN group needed collection system repairing (chi(2) = 0.130, P > 0.05)and the same data of hematuria after operation was observed. There was no urinary fistula or other severe complications in all patients. The hospital stay after operation was 10.6 d and 12.9 d (t = -3.244, P < 0.01) in the two groups, respectively. All surgical margins were negative.

Conclusion: LPN and OPN have the same safety and efficacy, LPN primary treatment can be used for selected patients of T1aN0M0 renal cell carcinoma because of its fast recovery.