3D printing Technique Brain surgery SMS hospital Jaipur
Doctors of Neurosurgery department at SMS hospital in Jaipur have successfully performed complicated brain surgery through 3D printing technique. According to Dr. VD Sinha, HOD of Neurosurgery, “Now complicated cases would be taken and surgery would be performed successfully in patients who used to suffer earlier with Paralysis or death.”
Asst Prof Dr. Rashmi Kataria shared that, “Pradhan Jangid, 23 years old had problems in rotating his neck and suffered from weakness and sedative feeling in hands and feet. This disease is called CV Junction Anomaly. The team of doctors who performed surgery consisted of Dr. Pawan, Dr. Yogesh, Dr. Shobha Purohit, Dr. Mamta Sharma, and Dr. Priyanka Jain.
What is 3D printing technique?
The 3D CT scan images are converted into STL files and a model is made with the help of 3D printer. This looks exactly like the organ, which has to be operated. The doctor’s practice performing the operation on this model. When they actually perform the operation then the chance of a mistake is nearly zero.
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