Published online Dec 6, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i23.5944
Peer-review started: July 30, 2020
First decision: August 22, 2020
Revised: September 5, 2020
Accepted: October 13, 2020
Article in press: October 13, 2020
Published online: December 6, 2020
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Core Tip: We investigated the application of multislice spiral computer tomography (CT)-based 3D reconstruction technique in 3D-printed biologic mesh for hernia repair surgery. We retrospectively analyzed 60 patients who underwent laparoscopic tension-free repair for inguinal hernia. Data on the myopectineal orifice (MPO) were obtained from preoperative CT-based 3D reconstruction as well as from real-world intraoperative measurements for all patients. All preoperative and intraoperative data were analyzed using the t test. Their differences were not statistically significant. The use of multislice spiral CT-based 3D reconstruction technique before hernia repair surgery allows accurate measurement of data and relationships of different anatomic sites in the MPO region. This technique can provide precise data for the production of 3D-printed biologic meshes.