The application of 3D printed model for precision medicine in hepatobiliary surgery / 中华肝胆外科杂志

ABSTRACT

The precise surgical treatment for hepatobiliary diseases has been a challenging topic in hepatobiliary surgery for a long time.A perfect preoperative plan can help the surgeon make R0 resection of the lesion and preserve the healthy tissue as much as possible.In addition,all of these depend on the application of different imaging modalities,especially three-dimensional reconstruction technique.But some limitations of 3D reconstruction should be noteddifferent surgeons may have different views for one object because of different observation points;or it cannot be used for intraoperative re-orientation and so on.3D printed model can overcome some disadvantages of 3D reconstruction.This paper reviewed related literature that reported the usage of 3D printed model in hepatobiliary surgery.