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3D reconstruction in complex parenchymal sparing liver surgery

BACKGROUND: Prognosis of stage IV colorectal cancer is related to control of liver metastasis. As of now, surgery provides survival advantage for patients affected by resectable colorectal liver metastases (CRLM), with parenchymal sparing strategies representing the most accepted strategy {[1]. In t...

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Autores principales: Bonomi, Alessandro Michele, Kersik, Alessia, Bracchetti, Greta, Cotsoglou, Christian
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9984845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36879963
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13857
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author Bonomi, Alessandro Michele
Kersik, Alessia
Bracchetti, Greta
Cotsoglou, Christian
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Kersik, Alessia
Bracchetti, Greta
Cotsoglou, Christian
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description BACKGROUND: Prognosis of stage IV colorectal cancer is related to control of liver metastasis. As of now, surgery provides survival advantage for patients affected by resectable colorectal liver metastases (CRLM), with parenchymal sparing strategies representing the most accepted strategy {[1]. In this setting, 3D reconstruction programs represent the newest available technological leap to improve anatomical accuracy [2]. Despite being quite expensive, 3D models have proved themselves as helpful adjunctive tools to enhance pre-operative strategy [3] in complex liver procedures, even in the eyes of expert hepatobiliary surgeons [4]. METHODS: We present a video describing the practical use of a custom-made 3D model, acquired following specific quality criteria [2], for a case of bilateral CLRM after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. RESULTS: In our reported case and as described in the video, pre-operative visualization of 3D reconstructions altered significantly the pre-operative surgical plan. First, following the principles of parenchymal sparing surgery, challenging atypical resections of metastatic lesions close to main vessels (right posterior branch of the portal vein, inferior vena cava) were preferred to anatomic resections/major hepatectomies, allowing the highest projected future liver remnant volume possible (up to 65%) amongst different available strategies. Secondly, the order of hepatic resections was planned to follow a decreasing degree of difficulty, in order minimize the effect of blood redistribution after previous resections during parenchymal dissection (thus starting from atypical resections close to main vessels, followed by anatomical resections and atypical resections of superficial resections). In addition, the availability of the 3D model in the operating room was crucial in the surgical field to guide safe surgical pathways, especially during atypical resections of lesions close to the main vessels: detection and navigation were further enhanced thanks to tools of augmented reality that allowed the surgeon to manipulate the 3D model through a touchless sensor in a dedicated screen in the operating room and to replicate a mirroring snapshot of the surgical field, without compromising sterility nor the surgical set-up. In the setting of these complex liver procedures, the application of 3D printed models has been described [4]; when available, 3D printed models, particularly useful in the pre-operative phase when explaining the procedure to patients and relatives, have been reported to have comparable significant impact, with feedback from expert hepatobiliary surgeons that is very similar to the one we are reporting in our experience [4]. CONCLUSION: Routine use of 3D technology does not claim to revolutionize the world of traditional imaging but may be impactful in helping the surgeon visualize the anatomy of that specific individual in a dynamic and three-dimensional way that is similar to the surgical field, thus improving multidisciplinary preoperative planning and intraoperative navigation during complex liver surgery.
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spelling pubmed-99848452023-03-05 3D reconstruction in complex parenchymal sparing liver surgery Bonomi, Alessandro Michele Kersik, Alessia Bracchetti, Greta Cotsoglou, Christian Heliyon Case Report BACKGROUND: Prognosis of stage IV colorectal cancer is related to control of liver metastasis. As of now, surgery provides survival advantage for patients affected by resectable colorectal liver metastases (CRLM), with parenchymal sparing strategies representing the most accepted strategy {[1]. In this setting, 3D reconstruction programs represent the newest available technological leap to improve anatomical accuracy [2]. Despite being quite expensive, 3D models have proved themselves as helpful adjunctive tools to enhance pre-operative strategy [3] in complex liver procedures, even in the eyes of expert hepatobiliary surgeons [4]. METHODS: We present a video describing the practical use of a custom-made 3D model, acquired following specific quality criteria [2], for a case of bilateral CLRM after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. RESULTS: In our reported case and as described in the video, pre-operative visualization of 3D reconstructions altered significantly the pre-operative surgical plan. First, following the principles of parenchymal sparing surgery, challenging atypical resections of metastatic lesions close to main vessels (right posterior branch of the portal vein, inferior vena cava) were preferred to anatomic resections/major hepatectomies, allowing the highest projected future liver remnant volume possible (up to 65%) amongst different available strategies. Secondly, the order of hepatic resections was planned to follow a decreasing degree of difficulty, in order minimize the effect of blood redistribution after previous resections during parenchymal dissection (thus starting from atypical resections close to main vessels, followed by anatomical resections and atypical resections of superficial resections). In addition, the availability of the 3D model in the operating room was crucial in the surgical field to guide safe surgical pathways, especially during atypical resections of lesions close to the main vessels: detection and navigation were further enhanced thanks to tools of augmented reality that allowed the surgeon to manipulate the 3D model through a touchless sensor in a dedicated screen in the operating room and to replicate a mirroring snapshot of the surgical field, without compromising sterility nor the surgical set-up. In the setting of these complex liver procedures, the application of 3D printed models has been described [4]; when available, 3D printed models, particularly useful in the pre-operative phase when explaining the procedure to patients and relatives, have been reported to have comparable significant impact, with feedback from expert hepatobiliary surgeons that is very similar to the one we are reporting in our experience [4]. CONCLUSION: Routine use of 3D technology does not claim to revolutionize the world of traditional imaging but may be impactful in helping the surgeon visualize the anatomy of that specific individual in a dynamic and three-dimensional way that is similar to the surgical field, thus improving multidisciplinary preoperative planning and intraoperative navigation during complex liver surgery. Elsevier 2023-02-21 /pmc/articles/PMC9984845/ /pubmed/36879963 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13857 Text en © 2023 The Author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Bonomi, Alessandro Michele
Kersik, Alessia
Bracchetti, Greta
Cotsoglou, Christian
3D reconstruction in complex parenchymal sparing liver surgery
title 3D reconstruction in complex parenchymal sparing liver surgery
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title_short 3D reconstruction in complex parenchymal sparing liver surgery
title_sort 3d reconstruction in complex parenchymal sparing liver surgery
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9984845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36879963
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13857
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