Three-dimensional printing of a complex CHD to plan surgical repair

Cardiol Young. 2016 Oct;26(7):1432-4. doi: 10.1017/S1047951116000755. Epub 2016 Jun 20.

Abstract

We used three-dimensional printing technology to create an anatomical three-dimensional model of a very rare and complex cyanotic CHD in a newborn, consisting of double-outlet left ventricle, ventricular septal defect, and pulmonary stenosis. This case demonstrates how this new innovative technology allows better understanding of the anatomy in complex CHDs and permits to better plan the surgical repair.

Keywords: CHD; Double-outlet left ventricle; three-dimensional printing.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Echocardiography
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / surgery
  • Heart Ventricles / abnormalities*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Models, Anatomic*
  • Printing, Three-Dimensional / instrumentation*
  • Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed