Simulation and navigation of living donor hepatectomy using a unique three-dimensional printed liver model with soft and transparent parenchyma

Kuroda Shintaro

琢也

Akita Yurina

Kobayashi Tsuyoshi

Nikawa Hiroki

Ohdan Hideki

Surgery Today

Three-dimensional printed liver models have been used for preoperative simulation. Unlike the standard three-dimensional system on a monitor, the three-dimensional printed model can be observed from any angle manually; therefore, surgeons can obtain a clear image directly from the model. We herein report the use of a unique three-dimensional liver model with a soft and transparent liver parenchyma. Through the parenchyma, the surgeons can observe the intrahepatic vessels and perform incisions in the model as a preoperative simulation. In this study, we applied this model to donor hepatectomy, which under most circumstances requires meticulous attention to detail. The actual processes and uses of a three-dimensional liver model in clinical surgery for liver transplantation are presented.

3D printing model

Transparent liver parenchyma

Living donor hepatectomy

英語

Springer

This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Surgery Today. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-019-01868-9

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[ISSN] 0941-1291

[ISSN] 1436-2813

[DOI] 10.1007/s00595-019-01868-9

[DOI] https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-019-01868-9