Re: Three‐dimensional‐printed soft kidney model for surgical simulation of robot‐assisted partial nephrectomy: A proof‐of‐concept study

Hongo et al. recently reported the usefulness of the 3-D-printed models using a flexible material for surgical simulation of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy.1 They showed four pilot cases of T1a renal tumors that underwent 3-D reconstruction with a soft renal model. Before real surgery, robot-assisted partial nephrectomy was carried out on the 3-D physical models, allowing the surgeon to easily understand the renal anatomy and prepare in...