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ABSTRACT Purpose: To report our initial experience using a patient-specific 3D-printed renal tumor model for the surgical planning of a complex heminephrectomy in a horseshoe kidney. Materials and Methods: We selected a clinical case for a complex laparoscopic surgery consisting in a 53 year-old male presenting a local recurrence of a renal tumor in a horseshoe kidney with aberrant vascularisation previously treated with a laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. He is now proposed for a laparoscopic left heminephrectomy. Along with conventional imaging, a real-size 3D-printed renal model was used to plan de surgical approach. The perioperative experience of the surgical team was recorded. Results: The surgical team found the patient-specific 3D printed model useful for a better understanding of the anatomy and an easier surgical planning. Conclusion: The use of patient-specific 3D-printed renal models seem to be helpful for the surgical planning in complex renal tumors.
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Humans , Male , Carcinoma, Renal Cell/surgery , Laparoscopy/methods , Printing, Three-Dimensional , Fused Kidney/surgery , Kidney Neoplasms/surgery , Models, Anatomic , Carcinoma, Renal Cell/diagnostic imaging , Reproducibility of Results , Treatment Outcome , Imaging, Three-Dimensional/methods , Computed Tomography Angiography , Kidney Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Middle Aged , Nephrectomy/methodsABSTRACT
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