TY - JOUR
T1 - Role of three dimensional (3D) printing in endourology
T2 - An update from EAU young academic urologists (YAU) urolithiasis and endourology working group
AU - Hameed, B. M.Zeeshan
AU - Pietropaolo, Amelia
AU - Naik, Nithesh
AU - Noronha, Calvin
AU - Juliebø-Jones, Patrick
AU - Mykoniatis, Ioannis
AU - Esperto, Francesco
AU - Shah, Milap
AU - Ibrahim, Sufyan
AU - Shetty, Dasharathraj K.
AU - Karimi, Hadis
AU - Sharma, Diya
AU - Rai, Bhavan Prasad
AU - Chlosta, Piotr
AU - Somani, Bhaskar K.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
Publisher Copyright:
2022 Hameed, Pietropaolo, Naik, Noronha, Juliebø-Jones, Mykoniatis, Esperto, Shah, Ibrahim, Shetty, Karimi, Sharma, Rai, Chłosta and Somani.
PY - 2022/8/12
Y1 - 2022/8/12
N2 - The management of nephrolithiasis has been complemented well by modern technological advancements like virtual reality, three-dimensional (3D) printing etc. In this review, we discuss the applications of 3D printing in treating stone disease using percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS). PCNL surgeries, when preceded by a training phase using a 3D printed model, aid surgeons to choose the proper course of action, which results in better procedural outcomes. The 3D printed models have also been extensively used to train junior residents and novice surgeons to improve their proficiency in the procedure. Such novel measures include different approaches employed to 3D print a model, from 3D printing the entire pelvicalyceal system with the surrounding tissues to 3D printing simple surgical guides.
AB - The management of nephrolithiasis has been complemented well by modern technological advancements like virtual reality, three-dimensional (3D) printing etc. In this review, we discuss the applications of 3D printing in treating stone disease using percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS). PCNL surgeries, when preceded by a training phase using a 3D printed model, aid surgeons to choose the proper course of action, which results in better procedural outcomes. The 3D printed models have also been extensively used to train junior residents and novice surgeons to improve their proficiency in the procedure. Such novel measures include different approaches employed to 3D print a model, from 3D printing the entire pelvicalyceal system with the surrounding tissues to 3D printing simple surgical guides.
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U2 - 10.3389/fsurg.2022.862348
DO - 10.3389/fsurg.2022.862348
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85137211926
SN - 2296-875X
VL - 9
JO - Frontiers in Surgery
JF - Frontiers in Surgery
M1 - 862348
ER -