ArticleScientific reports2021
Application of 3D printed model for planning the endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery.
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- Training models and simulators for endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery: a systematic review.Neurosurgical review · 2023Pooled it
- Endoscopic Endonasal Approaches to Anterior Cranial Base Meningiomas: Indications, Limitations, and Surgical Decision-Making.Cancers · 2026Review
- Development and preliminary validation of a multidisciplinary 3D‑printed skull base model for endoscopic endonasal surgical training.3D printing in medicine · 2026Article
- Use of three-dimensional-printed models for preoperative planning in endoscopic endonasal surgery for tuberculum sellae meningioma: A case report and literature review.Surgical neurology international · 2026Article
- Virtual reality-augmented differentiable simulations for digital twin applications in surgical planning.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Utilities of 3D technology for planning endoscopic endonasal approaches. Case series of anatomical-imaging review.Journal of surgical case reports · 2025Article
- Operative Adjuncts in Pediatric Brain Tumor Surgery with a Focus on Suprasellar Tumors.Advances and technical standards in neurosurgery · 2024Review
- Application of 3D-printed osteotomy guide plates in proximal femoral osteotomy for DDH in children: a retrospective study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage: Which one should we choose between laser navigation and 3D navigation mold?Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
- High fidelity simulation of the endoscopic transsphenoidal approach: Validation of the UpSurgeOn TNS Box.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Development of 3-dimensional printed simulation surgical training models for endoscopic endonasal and transorbital surgery.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
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Abstract
The application of 3D printing in planning endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery is illustrated based on the analysis of patients with intracranial skull base diseases who received treatment in our department. Cranial computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging data are attained preoperatively, and three-dimensional reconstruction is performed using MIMICS (Materialise, Leuven, Belgium). Models of intracranial skull base diseases are printed using a 3D printer before surgery. The models clearly demonstrate the morphologies of the intracranial skull base diseases and the spatial relationship with adjacent large vessels and bones. The printing time of each model is 12.52-15.32 h, and the cost ranges from 900 to 1500 RMB. The operative approach was planned in vitro, and patients recovered postoperatively well without severe complications or death. In a questionnaire about the application of 3D printing, experienced neurosurgeons achieved scores of 7.8-8.8 out of 10, while unexperienced neurosurgeons achieved scores of 9.2-9.8. Resection of intracranial skull base lesions is demonstrated to be well assisted by 3D printing technique, which has great potential in disclosing adjacent anatomical relationships and providing the required help to clinical doctors in preoperative planning.
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