Three dimensional visualization technology in pancreatic surgery / 中华消化外科杂志

ABSTRACT

The development of science and technology not only promotes the development of the society,but also has a great influence on the progress of medicine.The three dimensional (3D) printing technology together with other digital production modes will promote the realization of the third industrial revolution.New 3D equipments and concepts brought a huge leap of surgery,and pancreatic surgery is also benefited from this.The author has committed himself to the scientific research of 3D pancreatic surgery for decades,and applying 3D visualization technology of the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer,3D visualization of peri-pancreatic vessels,resectability evaluation of the pancreatic cancer and prevention of pancreatic fistula.This article presents a new idea on the development of pancreatic surgery and introduces not only the progress in the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic diseases in the era of digital medicine,but also the relative advantages brough about by the new equipments (such as da Vinci robotic surgical system,3D laparoscope).