Frontiers in Surgery (Aug 2022)
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,
- B. M. Zeeshan Hameed,
- B. M. Zeeshan Hameed,
- Amelia Pietropaolo,
- Amelia Pietropaolo,
- Nithesh Naik,
- Nithesh Naik,
- Calvin Noronha,
- Patrick Juliebø-Jones,
- Patrick Juliebø-Jones,
- Patrick Juliebø-Jones,
- Ioannis Mykoniatis,
- Ioannis Mykoniatis,
- Francesco Esperto,
- Francesco Esperto,
- Milap Shah,
- Milap Shah,
- Sufyan Ibrahim,
- Sufyan Ibrahim,
- Dasharathraj K Shetty,
- Hadis Karimi,
- Diya Sharma,
- Bhavan Prasad Rai,
- Bhavan Prasad Rai,
- Piotr Chlosta,
- Bhaskar K. Somani,
- Bhaskar K. Somani
Affiliations
- B. M. Zeeshan Hameed
- Department of Urology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
- B. M. Zeeshan Hameed
- European Association of Urology – Young Academic Urologists (EAU-YAU) Urolithiasis and Endourology Working Group, Arnhem, Netherlands
- B. M. Zeeshan Hameed
- iTRUE (International Training and Research in Uro-oncology and Endourology) Group, Manipal, Karnataka, India
- Amelia Pietropaolo
- European Association of Urology – Young Academic Urologists (EAU-YAU) Urolithiasis and Endourology Working Group, Arnhem, Netherlands
- Amelia Pietropaolo
- Department of Urology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom
- Nithesh Naik
- iTRUE (International Training and Research in Uro-oncology and Endourology) Group, Manipal, Karnataka, India
- Nithesh Naik
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
- Calvin Noronha
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
- Patrick Juliebø-Jones
- European Association of Urology – Young Academic Urologists (EAU-YAU) Urolithiasis and Endourology Working Group, Arnhem, Netherlands
- Patrick Juliebø-Jones
- Department of Urology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Patrick Juliebø-Jones
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Ioannis Mykoniatis
- European Association of Urology – Young Academic Urologists (EAU-YAU) Urolithiasis and Endourology Working Group, Arnhem, Netherlands
- Ioannis Mykoniatis
- Urology Department, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Francesco Esperto
- European Association of Urology – Young Academic Urologists (EAU-YAU) Urolithiasis and Endourology Working Group, Arnhem, Netherlands
- Francesco Esperto
- Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Roma, Italy
- Milap Shah
- iTRUE (International Training and Research in Uro-oncology and Endourology) Group, Manipal, Karnataka, India
- Milap Shah
- 0Robotics and Urooncology, Max Hospital and Max Institute of Cancer Care, New Delhi, India
- Sufyan Ibrahim
- iTRUE (International Training and Research in Uro-oncology and Endourology) Group, Manipal, Karnataka, India
- Sufyan Ibrahim
- 1Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
- Dasharathraj K Shetty
- 2Department of Humanities and Management, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
- Hadis Karimi
- 3Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
- Diya Sharma
- 4Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India
- Bhavan Prasad Rai
- European Association of Urology – Young Academic Urologists (EAU-YAU) Urolithiasis and Endourology Working Group, Arnhem, Netherlands
- Bhavan Prasad Rai
- 5Department of Urology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Piotr Chlosta
- 6Department of Urology, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Kraków, Poland
- Bhaskar K. Somani
- European Association of Urology – Young Academic Urologists (EAU-YAU) Urolithiasis and Endourology Working Group, Arnhem, Netherlands
- Bhaskar K. Somani
- Department of Urology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2022.862348
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 9
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.
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