Abstract:【Objective】 To evaluate the application value of three dimensional (3D) computed tomography (CT) reconstruction in laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for renal tumor. 【Methods】 From May 2010 to May 2013, a retrospective cohort study was conducted on the clinical data of 23 patients with renal tumor treated by laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. After unenhanced CT of the abdomen,a high-resolution contrast-enhanced scan was taken through the kidneys, data were analyzed by using muhiplanar reconstruction and three-dimensional reformatting. The mean diameter of renal tumor was 3.2 cm. 【Results】 Renal tumors were identified in the 23 patients evaluated with reconstructed images. 22 procedures were performed through retroperitonea1 approach and successful. The mean operative time was 118 min, ranging from 80 min to 159 min. No intraoperative or postoperative complication occurred. Postoperative pathological results included T1 renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in 16 patients and angiomyolipoma in 7, a patient had a positive surgical margin. During the follow up ranging from 3 to 38 months (median 16 months), neither local recurrence nor metastasis was observed. 【Conclusion】 CT with 3D reconstruction can provided a good map of renal tumor and vascular, which should become an imaging method for planning laparoscopic partial nephrectomy in patients with renal tumor.