3D Printing in Liver Surgery: A Systematic Review

Telemedicine Journal and E-health : the Official Journal of the American Telemedicine Association
Jan Sylwester WitowskiAndrzej Budzyński

Abstract

Rapid growth of three-dimensional (3D) printing in recent years has led to new applications of this technology across all medical fields. This review article presents a broad range of examples on how 3D printing is facilitating liver surgery, including models for preoperative planning, education, and simulation. We have performed an extensive search of the medical databases Ovid/MEDLINE and PubMed/EMBASE and screened articles fitting the scope of review, following previously established exclusion criteria. Articles deemed suitable were analyzed and data on the 3D-printed models-including both technical properties and desirable application-and their impact on clinical proceedings were extracted. Fourteen articles, presenting unique utilizations of 3D models, were found suitable for data analysis. A great majority of articles (93%) discussed models used for preoperative planning and intraoperative guidance. PolyJet was the most common (43%) and, at the same time, most expensive 3D printing technology used in the development process. Many authors of reviewed articles reported that models were accurate (71%) and allowed them to understand patient's complex anatomy and its spatial relationships. Although the technology is still in i...Continue Reading

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Jan 25, 2020·Advanced Healthcare Materials·Alain da Silva MoraisRui L Reis
Jun 27, 2018·Surgical Endoscopy·Tianyou YangYan Zou
Aug 8, 2019·World Journal of Hepatology·Peter BangeasGeorgios Tsoulfas
Sep 15, 2017·Anatomical Sciences Education·Michelle L Smith, James F X Jones
Apr 11, 2018·Journal of Digital Imaging·Elizabeth Rose Perica, Zhonghua Sun
May 24, 2018·International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery·Jan WitowskiMichał Pdziwiatr
May 29, 2020·The British Journal of Surgery·L EdgarG Orlando
Oct 27, 2020·Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part B, Applied Biomaterials·John ArnoldDamon Smith
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Oct 20, 2020·HPB : the Official Journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association·Victor Lopez-LopezPascual Parrilla-Paricio
Jul 20, 2021·Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology·Karthik K RaichurkarSonal Asthana

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