Usefulness of computational fluid dynamics in surgical field

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K16450
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 55020:Digestive surgery-related
• Research Institution: Ehime University
• Principal Investigator: SAKAMOTO Katsunori 愛媛大学, 医学部附属病院, 講師 (50790218)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 血行再建 / コンピュータ流体力学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Computational fluid dynamics validated the optimal method for complex revascularization. When one vein is anastomosed to two veins, good flow can be obtained by cutting the adjacent walls of the two adjacent blood vessels in a V-shape to form a single vein. We believe that we can safely expand the surgical indication for advanced cancer that requires more complicated revascularization.

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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

コンピュータ流体力学により、複雑な血行再建の最適な方法を導出することにより、より安全に手術適応患者を増加させることで、難治癌の予後を改善させる可能性がある。本方法はこれまでに経験でしか得られなかった手術手技の有用性を科学的に証明できたため、後世への伝達がより容易になる。