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Three-dimensional printed degradable splint in the treatment of pulmonary artery sling associated with severe bilateral bronchus stenosis

Part of: Surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 October 2018

Yuehu Han ,
Qiang Yin ,
Yuan Wang ,
Hongliang Zhao ,
Jiankang He  and
Chunhu Gu
Yuehu Han
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
Qiang Yin
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
Yuan Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
Hongliang Zhao
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
Jiankang He
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
Chunhu Gu*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
*
Author for correspondence: Chunhu Gu, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China. Tel: 18629267464; Fax: 029-84775311; E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Pulmonary artery sling is a congenital cardiovascular disease and is usually accompanied by tracheobronchial stenosis. Generally, infants diagnosed with pulmonary artery sling should have surgery. However, the treatment of tracheobronchial stenosis is still controversial. Our team developed a customised, degradable, three-dimensional printed splint and successfully applied it in the treatment of pulmonary artery sling associated with severe bilateral bronchus stenosis. We suggested that three-dimensional printing may be a novel and effective way to treat tracheobronchial stenosis and other diseases in children.

Keywords

Pulmonary artery slingtracheobronchial stenosisatrial septal defectthree-dimensional printingsplinting
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 28 , Issue 12 , December 2018 , pp. 1477 - 1480
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2018 

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