Resection of adult polycystic kidney with retroperitoneal laparoscopic technique assisted by arterial embolization

Background Traditional surgical methods have high complication rate and large injury in the resection of adult polycystic kidney. We investigated the effect of retroperitoneal laparoscopic resection of adult polycystic kidney assisted by arterial embolization. Methods The data of adult polycystic kidney patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery assisted by arterial embolization from November 2015 to November 2018 in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed, and the data of patients who underwent open surgery during the same period were collected. The basic data, surgical conditions, postoperative recover situation, and complications of the two groups were compared. Results There was no significant difference in the basic situation between the laparoscopic operation group and open operation (control) group. The bleeding volume, hospitalization time, and the length of incision in the laparoscopic operation group were significantly better than those in the open operation (control) group, but the operation time was significantly longer than that in the open operation group. There was no significant difference in drainage tube extraction time, bed rest time and blood transfusion rate between the two groups. There was no significant difference in the complication rate between the two groups. Conclusions Arterial interventional embolization-assisted retroperitoneal laparoscopy is an effective method for the resection of polycystic kidney.