Role of three dimensional (3D) printing in endourology: An update from EAU young academic urologists (YAU) urolithiasis and endourology working group

B M Zeeshan Hameed^{1

2

3}, Amelia Pietropaolo^{2

4}, Nithesh Naik^{3

5}, Calvin Noronha⁵, Patrick Juliebø-Jones^{2

6

7}, Ioannis Mykoniatis^{2

8}, Francesco Esperto^{2

9}, Milap Shah^{3

10}, Sufyan Ibrahim^{3

11}, Dasharathraj K Shetty¹², Hadis Karimi¹³, Diya Sharma¹⁴, Bhavan Prasad Rai^{2

15}, Piotr Chlosta¹⁶, Bhaskar K Somani^{2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
² European Association of Urology - Young Academic Urologists (EAU-YAU) Urolithiasis and Endourology Working Group, Arnhem, Netherlands.
³ iTRUE (International Training and Research in Uro-oncology and Endourology) Group, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
⁴ Department of Urology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom.
⁵ Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
⁶ Department of Urology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
⁷ Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
⁸ Urology Department, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
⁹ Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Roma, Italy.
¹⁰ Robotics and Urooncology, Max Hospital and Max Institute of Cancer Care, New Delhi, India.
¹¹ Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
¹² Department of Humanities and Management, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
¹³ Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
¹⁴ Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
¹⁵ Department of Urology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
¹⁶ Department of Urology, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Kraków, Poland.

PMID: 36061049
PMCID: PMC9428825
DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.862348

Review

Role of three dimensional (3D) printing in endourology: An update from EAU young academic urologists (YAU) urolithiasis and endourology working group

B M Zeeshan Hameed et al. Front Surg. 2022.

. 2022 Aug 12:9:862348.

doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.862348. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
² European Association of Urology - Young Academic Urologists (EAU-YAU) Urolithiasis and Endourology Working Group, Arnhem, Netherlands.
³ iTRUE (International Training and Research in Uro-oncology and Endourology) Group, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
⁴ Department of Urology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom.
⁵ Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
⁶ Department of Urology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
⁷ Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
⁸ Urology Department, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
⁹ Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Roma, Italy.
¹⁰ Robotics and Urooncology, Max Hospital and Max Institute of Cancer Care, New Delhi, India.
¹¹ Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
¹² Department of Humanities and Management, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
¹³ Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
¹⁴ Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
¹⁵ Department of Urology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
¹⁶ Department of Urology, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Kraków, Poland.

PMID: 36061049
PMCID: PMC9428825
DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.862348

Abstract

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.

Keywords: 3D printing; calculus; calyx; percutaneous nephrolithotomy; urolithiasis.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Process involved in three-dimensional (3D) printing of patient-specific kidney model.

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Role of three dimensional (3D) printing in endourology: An update from EAU young academic urologists (YAU) urolithiasis and endourology working group

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