Doctors use 3-D printed kidney to help save woman's organ

医生利用3D技术打印肾脏 成功协助拯救女子器官

A team of doctors and scientists used a 3-D printed kidney to help save a patient’s organ during a complicated tumor-removal operation. The 3-D model proved vital for doctors at the Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City as it allowed them to carefully plan and practice the procedure, Science Daily reported.

在一项复杂的肿瘤切除手术中，一组医生和科学家小组利用3D技术打印出的一个肾脏拯救了病人的器官。据科学日报报道，该3D模型对盐湖城山间医疗中心的医生来说至关重要，因为它使医生们得以仔细计划并进行手术实践。

Patient Linda Green’s tumor was near an artery, veins and the ureter, meaning that doctors would have to take extra precautions during extraction. Dr. Jay Bishoff, director of Intermountain Medical Center Urological Institute and Dr. Talmadge Shill, a radiologist, used CT scans to produce a 3-D model of Green’s kidney.

病人Linda Green的肿瘤位于动脉、静脉和输尿管附近，这意味着医生在摘除过程中需要采取额外的预防措施。山间医疗中心泌尿研究所主任Jay Bishoff博士和放射科医生Talmadge Shill博士用CT扫描制作了病人Green 的肾脏的一个3D模型。

The organ was presented in two halves so Bishoff could determine how the tumor was attached to the kidney, Science Daily reported. During analysis, Bishoff detected a small nub that wasn’t detected on previous scans.

据科学日报报道，该器官被分两半部分呈现，这使得Bishoff可以确定肿瘤是如何附着在肾脏上的。分析期间，Bishoff检测到一个之前扫描没有被检测到的小肿瘤。

"Without the 3-D model, the visual images of the CT scans would not have allowed us to identify this rub prior to surgery," Bishoff told Science Daily. "The 3-D printing technology allowed us to prepare a more complete plan for the patient’s surgery, show the patient the complexities of the procedure and what would be done during the surgery to remove the tumor and save the kidney."

“假如没有3D模型，仅用CT扫描影像我们在手术之前不会查出这个小肿瘤，“Bishoff告诉《科学日报》。“3D打印技术允许我们为病人的手术准备一个更完善的计划，告诉病人手术的复杂性以及在拯救肾脏、切除肿瘤手术中会做些什么。”

Bishoff told Science Daily that while 3-D printing is in its early stages, it will help improve patient care.

Bishoff告诉《科学日报》，虽然3D打印技术仍在发展初期，但它仍将帮助提升医疗水平。