• World Neurosurg · Nov 2017

    Case Reports

    Application of a three-dimensional printed product to fill the space after organ removal - a case report.

    • Jui-Yu Weng, Che-Chuna Wang, Pei-Jar Chen, Sher-Wei Lim, and Jinn-Rung Kuo.
    • Department of Electrical Engineering, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan, Taiwan.
    • World Neurosurg. 2017 Nov 1; 107: 1045.e17-1045.e19.

    BackgroundMaintaining body integrity, especially in Asian societies, is an independent predictor of organ donation.Case DescriptionHerein, we report the case of an 18-year-old man who suffered a traumatic brain injury with ensuing brain death caused by a car accident. According to the family's wishes, we used a 3-dimensional printer to create simulated heart, kidneys, and liver to fill the spaces after the patient's organs were removed. This is the first case report to introduce this new clinical application of 3-dimensional printed products during transplantation surgery.ConclusionsThis new clinical application may have supportive psychological effects on the family and caregivers; however, given the varied responses to our procedure, this ethical issue is worth discussing.Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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