In this video article, Wake et al described their workflow for creating a “novel”
3-dimensional (3D) printing and augmented reality methods aimed to facilitate surgical
planning during robot-assisted partial nephrectomy.
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The feasibility of such technologies was demonstrated on the single case of a pelvic
kidney with complex vascular anatomy affected by a renal mass. Nevertheless, authors
stated that up to date they performed 15 cases using this technology, observing an
influence on surgical decision-making. The authors have to be congratulated on their
efforts toward the right direction of “precision surgery.”
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Indeed, the detailed understanding of the surgical anatomy of the kidney is undoubtedly
not possible by solely using standard 2D computed tomography scan with angiography,
and this is particularly true in cases of complex renal anatomy. Actually, the present
report adds to a growing literature regarding the development of surgical “navigation”
technologies.
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- Porpiglia F.
- Dasgupta P.
- et al.
Precision surgery and genitourinary cancers.
Eur J Surg Oncol. 2017; 43 (Epub 2017 Feb 20; Review): 893-908https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2017.02.005
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