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Antonia A Pontiki1, Kawal Rhode2, Savvas Lampridis3

  • 1School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London; Department of Surgical & Interventional Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, The Rayne Institute, St Thomas' Hospital, 4th Floor, Lambeth Wing, London SE1 7EU, UK. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/AntoniaPontiki.

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Three-dimensional printing enhances thoracic surgery by enabling custom prostheses and realistic training simulators. This technology benefits both patient care and surgical education through improved anatomical replication and minimally invasive procedure simulation.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Engineering
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Additive Manufacturing

Background:

  • Technological advancements integrate medical imaging with 3D printing.
  • This integration facilitates the creation of complex prostheses in thoracic surgery.
  • 3D printing is crucial for developing realistic surgical simulation models.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate the benefits of 3D printing for patients and clinicians in thoracic surgery.
  • To develop and clinically validate an optimized method for patient-specific chest wall prostheses.
  • To create a high-fidelity artificial chest simulator for surgical training.

Main Methods:

  • Development of an optimized 3D printing method for patient-specific chest wall prostheses.
  • Clinical validation of the developed prosthesis fabrication technique.
Keywords:
3D printingChest-wall reconstructionLobectomyPatient-specific prosthesisSimulatorSurgical training

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  • Creation of a realistic artificial chest simulator for surgical training, including lobectomy simulation.

    • Main Results:

    • Successful development and clinical validation of patient-specific chest wall prostheses using 3D printing.
    • Development of a highly realistic artificial chest simulator.
    • The simulator accurately replicates human anatomy and simulates minimally invasive lobectomy.

    Conclusions:

    • 3D printing offers significant advantages in creating patient-specific thoracic prostheses.
    • 3D printed simulators provide realistic training environments for thoracic surgeons.
    • This technology enhances both clinical treatment and surgical education in thoracic surgery.