3D printed soft surgical planning prototype for a biliary tract rhabdomyosarcoma


Por: Tejo-Otero A, Lustig-Gainza P, Fenollosa-Artés F, Valls-Esteve A, Krauel L and Buj-Corral I

Publicada: 1 sep 2020 Ahead of Print: 11 may 2020
Resumen:
Biliary tract rhabdomyosarcoma is a soft tissue malignant musculoskeletal tumor which is located in the biliary tract. Although this tumor represents less than 1% of the total amount of childhood cancers, when localized, a 70% overall 5-year survival rate, the resection is clinically challenging and complications might exist during the biliary obstruction. Although surgery remains a mainstay, complete tumor resection is generally difficult to achieve without mutilation and severe long-term sequelae. Therefore, manufacturing multi-material 3D surgical planning prototypes of the case provides a great opportunity for surgeons to learn beforehand what they can expect. Additionally, practicing before the operation enhances the probability of success. That is why different compositions of materials have been characterized to match the mechanical properties of the liver. To do this, Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) tests and Shore hardness tests have been carried out. Amongst the material samples produced, 6%wt PVA (poly vinyl alcohol)/1%wt PHY (Phytagel)-1FT (Freeze-Thaw cycles) and 1%wt agarose appear as the best options for mimicking the liver tissue in terms of viscoelasticity. Regarding the Shore hardness, the best solution is 1%wt agarose. Additionally, a surgical planning prototype using this last material mentioned was manufactured and validated using a CT (Computed Tomography) scanner. In most of the structures the difference between the 3D model and the organ in terms of dimensions is less than 3.35 mm, which represents a low dimensional error, around 1%. On the other hand, the total manufacturing cost of the 3D physical model was euro513 which is relatively low in comparison with other technologies.

Filiaciones:
Tejo-Otero A:
 Centre CIM, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (CIM UPC), Carrer de Llorens i Artigas, 12, 08028, Barcelona, Spain

Lustig-Gainza P:
 Centre CIM, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (CIM UPC), Carrer de Llorens i Artigas, 12, 08028, Barcelona, Spain

Fenollosa-Artés F:
 Centre CIM, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (CIM UPC), Carrer de Llorens i Artigas, 12, 08028, Barcelona, Spain

 Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Departament of Mechanical Engineering. School of Engineering of Barcelona (ETSEIB), Av. Diagonal, 647, 08028, Barcelona, Spain

Krauel L:
 Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain

Buj-Corral I:
 Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Departament of Mechanical Engineering. School of Engineering of Barcelona (ETSEIB), Av. Diagonal, 647, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
ISSN: 17516161





Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
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ELSEVIER, RADARWEG 29, 1043 NX AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, Países Bajos
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 109 Número:
Páginas: 103844-103844
WOS Id: 000563524900005
ID de PubMed: 32543408
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