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- Takuro Miyazaki, Naoya Yamasaki, Tomoshi Tsuchiya, Keitaro Matsumoto, Katsunori Takagi, and Takeshi Nagayasu.
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Nagasaki Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan.
- Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2015 Jan 1;99(1):e21-3.
AbstractA 30-year-old man underwent right single-lung transplantation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The bronchial anastomosis developed ischemic change, resulting in stenosis of the intermediate bronchus. A modified Y-shaped airway stent with the fabricated orifice of the upper lobe was inserted by rigid bronchoscopy. Before the operation, a three-dimensional printed bronchial model of this patient was made for surgical simulation. This model enabled us to perform the operation easily, quickly, and successfully. The patient's condition improved after airway stent insertion. The three-dimensional printed airway model provided sufficient preoperative understanding of the patient's anatomy for planning the surgical procedure.Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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