We herein describe a pilot project that involves liver surgeons and radiologists and concerns the modeling of three-dimensional objects for liver surgery planning. The model is being applied to patients suffering from metastatic colorectal liver disease, with the object extrapolated from conventional imaging examinations being printed in three dimensions and used intraoperatively, with the ultimate aim to improve the spatial visualization of tumors in relation to vascular and biliary hepatic structures.
Key Words
Hepatic metastases of colorectal cancer, hepatectomy, 3D printing, parenchymal sparing