Abstract:Objective To investigate the application value of multi-slice spiral CT angiography (MSCTA) combined with intra-operative ultrasound in the treatment of small renal cancer by laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN). Methods A total of 55 patients with small renal cell carcinoma (SRCC) with tumor diameter ≤ 4.0 cm were selected. All patients underwent retroperitoneal laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. According to whether ultrasound was performed during surgery, it was divided into ultrasound group (28 cases) and non-ultrasound group (27 cases). There were 33 cases of left kidney tumor and 22 cases of right kidney tumor. The diameter of the tumor was 1.5 -5.0 cm, with an average of 3.0 cm. The operation time, blood loss, intraoperative warm ischemia time, microscopic cancer discovery rate, postoperative leakage of urine, positive margin and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) were compared between the two groups. Results The operation time of the ultrasound group was less than that of the non- ultrasound group (P < 0.05). The amount of bleeding in the ultrasound group was less than that in the non-ultrasound group (P < 0.05). The time of warm ischemia in the ultrasound group was less than that in the non-ultrasound group (P < 0.05). The number of open surgery cases was lower in the ultrasound group than in the non-ultrasound group (P < 0.05).The number of cases detected by microscopic lesions: 1 in the ultrasound group and 0 in the non- ultrasound group; the number of postoperative urinary leakage: 0 in the ultrasound group and 1 in the non-ultrasound group. The margin of positive margin was 0.0% in the ultrasound group and 3.7% in the non-ultrasound group. The renal GFR of the ultrasound group was (55.1 ± 7.2) and (53.1 ± 7.7) ml/min (P > 0.05) before and after operation, and the renal GFR of the non-ultrasound group before and after operation was (55.8 ± 7.0) and (50.4 ± 6.5) ml/min (P > 0.05). Conclusions Intraoperative ultrasound can quickly and accurately locate the tumor tissue, preserve the nephron as much as possible, and reduce the positive rate of the margin, which is beneficial to the recovery of renal function after operation.