Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
JOURNAL OF BASIC AND CLINICAL HEALTH SCIENCES, cilt.4, sa.1, ss.85-87, 2020 (ESCI, TRDizin)
Objectives: To obtain a liver prototype by using a 3 dimensional printer for preoperative evaluation of vascular structures (hepatic artery, portal vein, hepatic vein) based on living donor candidate's angiographic computed tomography data in living donor liver transplantation. Materials and Methods: First, we obtained angiographic computed tomography data with a stereolithography extension of the living donor candidate. Then, we made this data suitable for the 3 dimensional printer by using a special software. We used a J750 (Stratasys) 3 dimensional printer to create the model. Results: In the three-dimensional model, macroscopic liver structure and vascular structures were obtained as planned (hepatic artery, portal vein, hepatic vein) and in accordance with angiographic computed tomography data. Conclusion: Before living donor liver transplantation, models obtained from 3 dimensional printers can be used to evaluate the anatomic structure of the donor candidate's liver. Similarly, prior to complicated liver resections, this model can provide surgeons with a different perspective for more effective preoperative planning and assessment for safer surgery.