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ArticleDigestive diseases and sciences2020

There Is a Great Future in Plastics: Personalized Approach to the Management of Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma Using a 3-D-Printed Liver Model.

Zoe Larghi Laureiro, Simone Novelli, Quirino Lai, Gianluca Mennini, Vito D'andrea, Paolo Gaudenzi, Franco Marinozzi, Cornelius Engelmann, Raj Mookarje, Dimitri Raptis and 2 more

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Article in Digestive diseases and sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Zoe Larghi LaureiroDepartment of General Surgery and Organ Transplantation, La Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Simone NovelliDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Quirino LaiDepartment of General Surgery and Organ Transplantation, La Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy. lai.quirino@libero.it.
Gianluca MenniniDepartment of General Surgery and Organ Transplantation, La Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Vito D'andreaDepartment of Surgical Sciences, La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Paolo GaudenziDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Franco MarinozziDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Cornelius EngelmannInstitute for Liver and Digestive Health, University College London, Royal Free Campus, Rowland Hill Street, London, UK.
Raj MookarjeInstitute for Liver and Digestive Health, University College London, Royal Free Campus, Rowland Hill Street, London, UK.
Dimitri RaptisInstitute for Liver and Digestive Health, University College London, Royal Free Campus, Rowland Hill Street, London, UK.
Massimo RossiDepartment of General Surgery and Organ Transplantation, La Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Rajiv JalanInstitute for Liver and Digestive Health, University College London, Royal Free Campus, Rowland Hill Street, London, UK.
Sapienza University of Rome · ITPoliclinico Umberto I · ITUniversity College London · GBRoland Hill (United Kingdom) · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, three-dimensional (3-D) printing technology has become a standard tool that is used in several medical applications such as education, surgical training simulation and planning, and doctor-patient communication. Although liver surgery is ideally complemented by the use of preoperative 3-D-printed models, only a few publications have addressed this topic. We report the case of a 29-year-old Caucasian woman admitted for a Klatskin tumor infiltrating the right portal vein requiring surgery that required complex vascular reconstruction. A life-sized liver model with colorful plastic vessels and realistic looking tumor was created with the aim of planning an optimal surgical approach. According to the 3-D model, we performed a right hepatic trisectionectomy, also removing enbloc the tract of portal vein encased by the tumor and the neoplastic thrombus, followed by a complex vascular reconstruction between the main portal vein and the left portal branch. After 22 months of follow-up, the patient was alive and continuing chemotherapy. The use of the 3-D models in liver surgery helps clarify several useful preoperative issues. The accuracy of the model regarding anatomical findings was high. In the case of complex vascular reconstruction strategies, rational use of 3-D printing technology should be implemented.

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Vascular Surgical ProceduresAdultBile Duct NeoplasmsFemaleHumansKlatskin TumorModels, AnatomicPrecision MedicinePrinting, Three-Dimensional3-D printingKlatskin tumorSurgical planningThrombosis

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