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. 2024 Feb 15;25(2):123-134.
doi: 10.1631/jzus.B2300175.

Utilization of 3D printing technology in hepatopancreatobiliary surgery

[Article in English, Chinese]
Wujiang Shi  1 , Jiangang Wang  2 , Jianjun Gao  1 , Xinlei Zou  1 , Qingfu Dong  1 , Ziyue Huang  1 , Jialin Sheng  1 , Canghai Guan  1 , Yi Xu  3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10 , Yunfu Cui  11 , Xiangyu Zhong  12
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Utilization of 3D printing technology in hepatopancreatobiliary surgery

[Article in English, Chinese]
Wujiang Shi et al. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B. .

Abstract
in English, Chinese, Chinese

The technology of three-dimensional (3D) printing emerged in the late 1970s and has since undergone considerable development to find numerous applications in mechanical engineering, industrial design, and biomedicine. In biomedical science, several studies have initially found that 3D printing technology can play an important role in the treatment of diseases in hepatopancreatobiliary surgery. For example, 3D printing technology has been applied to create detailed anatomical models of disease organs for preoperative personalized surgical strategies, surgical simulation, intraoperative navigation, medical training, and patient education. Moreover, cancer models have been created using 3D printing technology for the research and selection of chemotherapy drugs. With the aim to clarify the development and application of 3D printing technology in hepatopancreatobiliary surgery, we introduce seven common types of 3D printing technology and review the status of research and application of 3D printing technology in the field of hepatopancreatobiliary surgery.

3D打印技术兴起于20世纪70年代末，经历长期的发展后，在机械工程、工业设计和生物医学领域得到了广泛的应用。在生物医学领域，多项研究初步发现3D打印技术可在肝胆胰外科相关疾病的治疗中发挥重要作用。例如，3D打印技术已被应用于创建疾病器官的详细解剖模型，用于术前制定个性化手术策略、手术模拟、术中导航、医师培训和患者教育。此外，还可利用3D打印技术创建癌症模型，用于化疗药物的研究和选择。为了阐明3D打印技术在肝胆胰外科领域的发展和应用现状，本文介绍了七种常见的3D打印技术，并对3D打印技术在肝胆胰外科领域的研究和应用现状进行了综述。.

3D打印技术兴起于20世纪70年代末，经历长期的发展后，在机械工程、工业设计和生物医学领域得到了广泛的应用。在生物医学领域，多项研究初步发现3D打印技术可在肝胆胰外科相关疾病的治疗中发挥重要作用。例如，3D打印技术已被应用于创建疾病器官的详细解剖模型，用于术前制定个性化手术策略、手术模拟、术中导航、医师培训和患者教育。此外，还可利用3D打印技术创建癌症模型，用于化疗药物的研究和选择。为了阐明3D打印技术在肝胆胰外科领域的发展和应用现状，本文介绍了七种常见的3D打印技术，并对3D打印技术在肝胆胰外科领域的研究和应用现状进行了综述。

Keywords: 3D printing; Cancer model; Hepatopancreatobiliary surgery; Organ model.

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Fig. 1. Schematic view of this review article.
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Fig. 2. Three-dimensional (3D)‍-printed models for hepatic tumors. (a) Liver model. Reproduced from Witowski et al. (2017) licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0. (b) Liver model. Reproduced from Witowski et al. (2020) licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0. (c) Liver and tumor (T) model. Reproduced from Cheng et al. (2022) licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0.
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Fig. 3. Three-dimensional (3D)‍-printed model of intra-abdominal cavity. Reproduced from Park et al. (2022) licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0.
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Fig. 4. Three-dimensional (3D)‍-printed polycaprolactone biliary stents. Reproduced from Kim et al. (2022) licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0.
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