Preoperative simulation for complex transposition of great arteries using a three-dimensional model

Cardiol Young. 2020 Feb;30(2):278-280. doi: 10.1017/S1047951119002853. Epub 2019 Dec 13.

Abstract

We utilised a cast preoperatively prepared on the basis of the patient's computed tomography data to clarify unusual orientation of the great arteries (transposition of great arteries, coarctation of the aorta, and abnormally branching central pulmonary arteries) in a 2.2-kg neonate. The three-dimensional model was very useful for designing the surgical procedure - being easy to handle for real and precise simulation of the reparative manoeuvres.

Keywords: Complex TGA; preoperative simulation; small infant; three-dimensional model.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Coarctation / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Coarctation / surgery*
  • Computer Simulation
  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Preoperative Period
  • Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities
  • Pulmonary Artery / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
  • Transposition of Great Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Transposition of Great Vessels / surgery*
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods*