Abstract:Objective To investigate the clinical effect of hepatic arterial chemoembolization (TACE) in the treatment of pediatric hepatoblastoma (HB).Methods One hundred and six children with HB were admitted to our hospital between May 2018 and May 2021. The selected children were randomly divided into 53 cases in the control group and 53 cases in the observation group, and operation or TACE combined operation were performed separately. The blood biochemical indexes were detected by automatic biochemical analyzer, and the levels of serum procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP), cortisol (COR), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), and angiotensin-Ⅱ (Ang Ⅱ) were detected by ELISA.Results The operation time of the observation group was shorter than that of the control group (P < 0.05), and the amount of blood loss and weight of removed liver tissue were lower than that of the control group (P < 0.05). Comparison of blood biochemical indexes between the observation group and the control group before operation, 3 d, and 7d after operation, ANOVA with repeated measurement design was adopted, and the results were as follows: Serum ALT and AST levels were significantly different at different time points before and after operation (P < 0.05); There were differences in serum ALT and AST levels between the observation group and the control group at different postoperative time points (P < 0.05), the serum ALT and AST levels in the observation group were lower than those in the control group at different postoperative time points, and the effect on liver function was relatively small; The serum ALT and AST levels of the observation group and the control group were different (P < 0.05). Comparison of traumatic stress index levels between the observation group and the control group at different time points before operation, 3 d, and 7d after operation, ANOVA designed by repeated measurement was adopted, and the results were as follows: The levels of traumatic stress indexes were different at different time points before and after surgery (P < 0.05); The levels of traumatic stress indexes were different between the observation group and the control group at different postoperative time points (P < 0.05), the serum levels of Cor, ACTH, and AngⅡ in the observation group were lower than those in the control group at 3 and 7 days after operation, and the relative stress response was smaller; There was a difference in the trend of traumatic stress index between the observation group and the control group (P < 0.05). Comparison of serum inflammatory factor levels between the observation group and the control group at different time points before operation, 3 d, and 7d after operation, ANOVA with repeated measurement design was adopted, and the results were as follows: The levels of serum inflammatory factors were different at different time points before and after operation (P < 0.05); The levels of serum inflammatory factors were different between the observation group and the control group at different postoperative time points (P < 0.05), the serum levels of PCT and CRP in the observation group were lower than those in the control group at 3 and 7 days after operation, and the inflammatory response was relatively small; There was a difference in the trend of serum inflammatory factors between the observation group and the control group (P < 0.05). During treatment, there was no significant difference in the total incidence of complications between the two groups (P < 0.05).Conclusion Compared with surgical treatment alone, TACE combined with surgical treatment causes less stress response and inflammatory response in HB children, and had less impact on liver function, which could reduce the operation time and blood loss without increasing the incidence of surgical complications, which is worthy of clinical verification.