3D printing as an adjunct to complex airway assessment. Issue 2 (8th November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chambers, David; Tol, Govind W.; Smurthwaite, Glyn J.; Herwadkar, Amit V.
• Is Part Of: Anaesthesia cases. Volume 4:Issue 2(2016)
• Page Start: 109
• Page End: 112
• Publication Date: 2016-11-08
• Subjects: 617.9605
• DOI: 10.21466/ac.3PAAATC.2016
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2396-8397

Abstract

Summary: A patient with known neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) who presented for urgent spinal surgery was predicted to have a difficult airway due to a large craniofacial neurofibroma. From a three dimensional (3D) computed tomography (CT) reconstruction of his airway, a 3D printed model was manufactured. The 3D model aided the peri‐operative planning of the patient's airway management, and is the first published report of its kind.