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Surgical planning for a complex double‐outlet right ventricle using 3D printing
Author(s) -
Bhatla Puneet,
Tretter Justin T.,
Chikkabyrappa Sathish,
Chakravarti Sujata,
Mosca Ralph S.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.13512
Subject(s) - double outlet right ventricle , surgical planning , ventricle , medicine , cardiac catheterization , surgical procedures , rapid prototyping , surgery , engineering , cardiology , mechanical engineering
Rapid prototyping may be beneficial in properly selected cases of complex congenital heart disease, providing detailed anatomical understanding that helps to guide potential surgical and cardiac catheterization interventions. We present a case of double‐outlet right ventricle, where the decision to obtain a three‐dimensional printed model helped for better understanding of the anatomy, with the additional advantage of surgical simulation in planning the surgical approach and type of surgical repair.