Three-dimensional printed model of bilateral Wilms tumor: A useful tool for planning nephron sparing surgery

Nephron sparing surgery (NSS) is increasingly utilized to treat patients with bilateral Wilms tumor. We present a case of NSS planning using a three-dimensional computerized and printed model of both kidneys with anatomical structures of interest (parenchyma, renal pelvis, major calyx, renal artery, renal vein, and tumor). This model allowed a better understanding of the anatomic relation between the tumor and the normal kidney on each side, improving the surgical planning and the preoperative discussion with the patient's family.

Pediatric blood & cancer. 2017 Dec 12 [Epub ahead of print]

Óscar Girón-Vallejo, Darío García-Calderón, Ramón Ruiz-Pruneda, Rosa Cabello-Laureano, Ernesto Doménech-Abellán, José Luis Fuster-Soler, José I Ruiz-Jiménez

Pediatric Surgery Department, Children's Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain., Cathedra of Multidisciplinary Oncology, UCAM Catholic University of San Antonio, Murcia, Spain., Pediatric Surgery Department, Children's Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain., Pediatric Radiology Department, Children's Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain., Pediatric Oncology Department, Children's Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain.