Three-dimensional printing technology in surgery of complex skull base tumors
10.3760/cma.j.cn115354-20210707-00425
- VernacularTitle:3D打印技术在复杂性颅底肿瘤手术中的应用
- Author:
Meiguang ZHENG
1
;
Zhenghao LIU
;
Wenpeng LI
;
Xin MEI
;
Yuefei DENG
Author Information
1. 中山大学附属孙逸仙纪念医院，广州 510288
- Keywords:
Three-dimensional printing technology;
Skull base tumor;
Skull base surgery
- From:
Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine
2021;20(9):927-931
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the application value of 3D printing technology in precise surgery of complex skull base tumors.Methods:Thirty patients with complex skull base tumors who underwent surgical treatment in our hospital from May 2016 to May 2019 were chosen in our study; they were divided into 3D printing group and control group according to whether 3D printing technology was used or not. In the 14 patients from 3D printing group, patients accepted surgery with the guide of 3D printing technology before and during surgery. In the 16 patients from control group, surgery was performed with the guide of routine preoperative MR images. The surgical duration, intraoperative hemorrhage volume and tumor total resection rate were compared between the two groups.Results:The patients in the 3D printing group had significantly shortened average surgical duration, significantly decreased average intraoperative hemorrhage volume, and significantly higher proportion of patients with total resection as compared with those in the control group ([7.2±2.6] h vs. [9.4±2.2] h, [377.1±318.3] mL vs. [975.0±856.2] mL, 12/14 vs. 7/16, P<0.05). Conclusion:In surgical resection of complex skull base tumors, 3D printing technology can help to improve surgical efficiency and tumor total resection rate, and reduce intraoperative hemorrhage volume.
