How a kickball, chicken breast and 3D-printed model may aid the rehearsal of complex fetal surgeries

Surgeons at Johns Hopkins University (MD, USA) have utilized 3D printing to aid the design of an innovative model for the preparation and rehearsal of fetoscopic myelomeningocele repair. A Letter to the Editor published in Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology describes the work of a team of surgeons at Johns Hopkins University (MD, USA), who utilized 3D printing to design a model for the surgical planning, preparation and rehearsal of fetoscopic myelomeningocele repair. The procedure is typically carried out by a maternal fetal medicine specialist and pediatric neurosurgeon working together to correct a type of spina bifida, where the spinal...