World Journal of Gastroenterology
World Journal of Gastroenterology
5 years ago

3D-printed "fistula stent" designed for management of enterocutaneous fistula: An advanced strategy.

Song Liu, Hua-Jian Ren, Zong-An Li, Jian-An Ren, Ge-Fei Wang, Xiu-Wen Wu, Jin-Jian Huang
Enterocutaneous fistulas (ECFs) are great challenges during the open abdomen. The loss of digestive juice, water-electrolyte imbalance and malnutrition are intractable issues during management of ECF. Techniques such as "fistula patch" and vacuum-assisted closure therapy have been applied to prevent contamination of open abdominal wounds by intestinal fistula drainage. However, failures are encountered due to high-output fistula and anatomical complexity. Here, we report 3D-printed patient-personalized fistula stent for ECF treatment based on 3D reconstruction of the fistula image. Subsequent follow-up demonstrated that this stent was well-implanted and effective to reduce the volume of enteric fistula effluent.

Publisher URL: http://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i41.7489

DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i41.7489

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