• 1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, General Hospital of Southern Theatre Command of PLA, Guangzhou, 510010, P.R.China;
  • 2. The First School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, P.R.China;
WANG Xiaowu, Email: 1062877572@qq.com
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Objective To evaluate the clinical value of three-dimensional (3D) printing model in accurate and minimally invasive treatment of double outlet right ventricle (DORV).Methods From August 2018 to August 2019, 35 patients (22 males and 13 females) with DORV aged from 5 months to 17 years were included in the study. Their mean weight was 21.35±8.48 kg. Ten patients who received operations guided by 3D printing model were allocated to a 3D printing model group, and the other 25 patients who received operations without guidance by 3D printing model were allocated to a non-3D printing model group. Preoperative transthoracic echocardiography and CT angiography were performed to observe the location and diameter of ventricular septal defect (VSD), and to confirm the relationship between VSD and double arteries.Results The McGoon index of patients in the 3D printing model group was 1.91±0.70. There was no statistical difference in the size of VSD (13.20±4.57 mm vs. 13.40±5.04 mm, t=−0.612, P=0.555), diameter of the ascending aorta (17.10±2.92 mm vs. 16.90±3.51 mm, t=0.514, P=0.619) or diameter of pulmonary trunk (12.50±5.23 mm vs. 12.90±4.63 mm, t=−1.246, P=0.244) between CT and 3D printing model measurements. The Pearson correlation coefficients were 0.982, 0.943 and 0.975, respectively. The operation time, endotracheal intubation time, ICU stay time and hospital stay time in the 3D printing model group were all shorter than those in the non-3D printing model group (P<0.05).Conclusion The relationship between VSD and aorta and pulmonary artery can be observed from a 3D perspective by 3D printing technology, which can guide the preoperative surgical plans, assist physicians to make reasonable and effective decisions, shorten intraoperative exploration time and operation time, and decrease the surgery-related risks.

Citation: DONG Zhu, ZHANG Ben, CAO Yiqiu, YANG Bo, LIU Ying, ZHENG Yanchun, WANG Xiaowu. Application of 3D printing technology in the personalized surgery of right ventricular double outlet. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2021, 28(4): 441-446. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.202004016 Copy

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