Surgeons use 3D model of kidney to save Belfast mother’s life

A 3D printed model of a kidney has been used in a life-saving transplant operation on a young Belfast mother in a medical first.

Surgeons use 3D model of kidney to save Belfast mother’s life
Mon, 22 Jan, 2018 - 08:04

A 3D printed model of a kidney has been used in a life-saving transplant operation on a young Belfast mother in a medical first, writes Joyce Fegan.

Pauline Fenton, 22, had been living with end-stage kidney disease and was wholly reliant on dialysis.

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