The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of 3-dimensional (3D) digital reconstructions of renal models on the arterial clamping approach during partial nephrectomy (PN).
Fifty-seven patients with T1 renal mass, referred for PN, were prospectively enrolled in 2 groups: Group 1 (n = 32) with revision of both 2-dimensional (2D) computed tomography (CT) imaging and 3D virtual model before surgery; Group 2 (n = 25) with revision of 2D CT imaging. Segmentation of the 3D models from preoperative high-quality CT scan was achieved using D2P software. In a sub-analysis of patients treated with PN with the on-clamp approach (n = 36), the effective intraoperative level of arterial clamping was compared with the preoperative planning.
In the sub-group of patients referred to PN with the on-clamp approach, the intraoperative selective clamping was performed in 12 (57.1%) patients of Group 1 and in 2 (13.3%) cases of Group 2 (P = .01). The intraoperative management of the renal pedicle was done as preoperatively planned in 61.9% of patients in Group 1 and in 86.6% of cases in Group 2 (P = .1).
The 3D-guided plan of PN allows to perform selective clamping in higher proportion of patients compared with the standard 2D-guided approach without increasing intraoperative and postoperative complications.
Clinical genitourinary cancer. 2020 Apr 08 [Epub ahead of print]
Lorenzo Bianchi, Umberto Barbaresi, Laura Cercenelli, Barbara Bortolani, Caterina Gaudiano, Francesco Chessa, Andrea Angiolini, Simone Lodi, Angelo Porreca, Federico Mineo Bianchi, Carlo Casablanca, Amelio Ercolino, Alessandro Bertaccini, Rita Golfieri, Emanuela Marcelli, Riccardo Schiavina
Department of Urology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Cardio-Nephro-Thoracic Sciences Doctorate, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: ., Department of Urology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy., Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Laboratory of Bioengineering, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy., Department of Radiology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy., Department of Urology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Cardio-Nephro-Thoracic Sciences Doctorate, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy., Department of Urology, Policlinico Abano Terme, Padova, Italy.