Three-Dimensional Printing Model of Anomalous Bronchi before Surgery

• DOI: 10.5761/atcs.cr.13-00189
• Publication Date: 2013-10-02T23:01:55Z
• Authors: Tadashi Akiba; Takuya Inagaki; Takeo Nakada
• Keywords: Bronchography; Three dimensional printing; Lobe

Lung surgeries in patients with bronchial variations have rarely been reported. Here, we describe the case of a patient along lung cancer variant anatomy right upper lobe bronchus. This variation was evaluated by three-dimensional multi-detector computed tomography angiography bronchography and printing model using rapid prototyping. The anterior segment bronchus (S3) arising from middle confirmed before surgery model, which helped to determine extent resection required facilitated understanding patient's during surgery. A thoracoscopic segmentectomy lobectomy were performed. useful for detecting evaluating bronchi.