Abstract:Abstract: Objective To observe the clinical effects of retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy (RLRN) and its impact on peripheral blood circulating tumor cells (CTCs). Methods Clinical data of 54 patients with renal carcinoma who underwent surgery were retrospectively analyzed. According to the procedure, they were divided into RLRN group (n = 28) and open renal radical nephrectomy (ORN) group (n = 26). The surgical effects were observed. Peripheral blood CTCs and serum stress response indicators [cortisol (Cor), norepinephrine (NE)] were measured at 3 d before operation (T1), 3 d after operation (T2) and at 2 weeks after operation (T3). The occurrence of complications was observed. Results There was no significant difference in the operative time between the two groups (P > 0.05). The intraoperative blood loss, intestinal function recovery time and hospital stay in RLRN group were smaller than those in ORN group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the positive rate of peripheral blood CTCs between the two groups at T1 ~ T3 (P > 0.05). The peripheral blood CTCs level in the peripheral blood CTCs positive patients in RLRN group at T2 and T3 point was lower than that in ORN group (P < 0.05). At T1 ~ T3, the levels of serum Cor and NE in the two groups were increased at T2 and decreased at T3, and there were statistically significant differences in the between-group effect, time-point effect and interaction effects of between-group and time-point of the above-mentioned indexes between the two groups, and the fluctuation range in RLRN group was smaller than that in ORN group (P < 0.05). The incidence rate of complications in RLRN group was lower than that in ORN group (P < 0.05). Conclusions Compared woth ORN, RLRN can effectively improve the surgical effects, reduce the levels of peripheral blood CTCs, relieve stress response and reduce the incidence rate of complications, and it is more advantageous.