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Three-D-printed simulator for kidney transplantation
Three-Dimensional (3D) printing technology can be used to manufacture training platforms for surgeons. Kidney transplantation offers a suitable model, since it mostly entails vascular and ureteric anastomoses.
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Open AccessGeometric Analysis to Determine Kinking and Shortening of Bridging Stents After Branched Endovascular Aortic Repair
To evaluate bridging stent geometry in patients who underwent branched endovascular aortic repair (B-EVAR) and to correlate the outcomes with intrinsic bridging stent characteristics aiming to identify the ste...
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Feasibility of 3D printed salivary duct models for sialendoscopic skills training: preliminary report
To explore the feasibility of 3D printed salivary duct models for the sialendoscopic skills training.
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An overview on 3D printing for abdominal surgery
Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a disruptive technology that is quickly spreading to many fields, including healthcare. In this context, it allows the creation of graspable, patient-specific, anatomical mod...
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Predictive Computational Models of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
In the last decades, biomechanical computer models have been increasingly adopted in the cardiovascular field either to improve the knowledge of pathological conditions or to anticipate possible outcomes of th...
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The clinical use of 3D printing in surgery
The use of 3D printing is gaining considerable success in many medical fields including surgery. Here, the technology was introduced for increasing the level of anatomical understanding thanks to the inherent ...
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Value of 3D printing for the comprehension of surgical anatomy
In a preliminary experience, we claimed the potential value of 3D printing technology for pre-operative counseling and surgical planning. However, no objective analysis has ever assessed its additional benefit...
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From CT scanning to 3-D printing technology for the preoperative planning in laparoscopic splenectomy
Three-dimensional printing technology is rapidly changing the way we produce all sort of objects, having also included medical applications. We embarked in a pilot study to assess the value of patient-specifi...
