[Development status of three-dimensional printing technology in pancreatic surgery]

Three-dimensional printing springed up for the first time in the late 1970s. As one of the representative techniques of the world's third industrial revolution, three-dimensional printing technology has a rapid development in mechanical manufacturing, industrial design, architectural configuration, biomedical sciences and so on. This article is a summary of three-dimensional printing technology in pancreatic surgery, in order to recognize the developmental level and research progress of three-dimensional printing technology, and to give advices about the research prospect and development direction in pancreatic surgery field.