Trial reportScientific reports2022
Efficacy and safety of 3D printing-assisted percutaneous nephrolithotomy in complex renal calculi.
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- MRI-based 3D models of cranial nerves in clinical care: a systematic review.European radiology experimental · 2025Pooled it
- An Update of In Vivo Application of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Percutaneous Nephrolithotripsy: Results from a Systematic Review.Current urology reports · 2023Pooled it
- Safety and feasibility of tubeless PCNL without urinary catheter or retrograde intubation under paravertebral block.International urology and nephrology · 2026Article
- Novel noninvasive assessment of upper urinary tract urine flow dynamics: a deep learning-driven reconstruction model combined with CFD simulation.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Application of a glasses-free 3D laparoscopic system in radical gastrointestinal cancer surgery.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025Article
- New Technology in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: Application of Navigation System, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Suction Access Sheath.International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association · 2025Review
- Predicting and Avoiding Complications in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in the Era of Personalized Medicine: A Scoping Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- Development of a novel percutaneous digital flexible nephroscope: its use and application.BMC urology · 2024Article
- Effect of flexible cystoscopy combined with flexible ureteroscopy on short-term outcomes in patients with complex renal stones.American journal of translational research · 2024Article
- Integrating 3D technology with the Sampaio classification for enhanced percutaneous nephrolithotomy in complex renal calculi treatment.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Article
- Pediatric Urolithiasis: Current Surgical Strategies and Future Perspectives.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Review
- The role of 'artificial intelligence, machine learning, virtual reality, and radiomics' in PCNL: a review of publication trends over the last 30 years.Therapeutic advances in urologyReview
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Abstract
This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of 3D printing technology combined with percutaneous nephrolithotomy in the treatment of complex renal calculi. Ninety patients with complex renal calculi were randomly divided into a 3D printing group (45 patients) and a control group (45 patients). In the 3D printing group, a patient-specific 1:1 3D printing model was established based on the patient's thin-layer CT scanning data. A 3D printing model was used for preoperative communication between doctors and patients. Preoperative puncture training, channel design, residual stone prediction, and percutaneous nephrolithotomy were performed under the guidance of a 3D printing model and B-ultrasound. The control group was treated with the conventional B-ultrasound-guided puncture method. Results suggest that there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05). The overall score of the doctor-patient communication objects in the 3D printing group was 19.32 ± 1.57 points, and in the control group, it was 14.51 ± 2.13 points. The operation time of the 3D printing group was 103.21 ± 13.49 min, and that of the control group was 126.12 ± 25.87 min. The calculi clearance rate of the 3D printing group was 96%, while that of the control group was 80%. The incidence of postoperative complications was 6.67% in the 3D printing group and 22.22% in the control group. Compared with traditional percutaneous nephrolithotomy, 3D printing technology combined with percutaneous nephrolithotomy can significantly enhance the effectiveness of doctor-patient communication, shorten operation time, reduce operation bleeding, improve the stone clearance rate, reduce the incidence of complications and shorten the length of hospital stay. The proposed method is thus a safe and effective method to treat complex renal calculi.
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