VOA常速英语:3-D Printed Practice Organs Smooth Toddler’s Transplant

Three-year-old Dexter Clark was born with bad kidneys, his father Brendan says the boy was constantly sick.When he was 1 year old we had to have a procedure to give him a gastrostomy so it could be fed through a tube because he threw up so much.A kidney transplant would change Dexter’s life.
3岁的德克斯特·克拉克出生时就患有严重的肾病。他的父亲布伦丹说，这个男孩经常生病。当他一岁的时候，我们必须要给他做胃造口手术，这样他就可以通过管子吃东西了，因为他吐得太多了。肾移植会改变德克斯特的生活。

His father’s matched but Brendan’s kidney was bigger than average which would complicate surgery so doctors at Guy’s and St. Thomas NHS Foundation Trust 3D-printed copies of Brendan’s and Dexter’s organs.
他父亲和他肾脏是匹配的，但布伦丹的肾脏比平均水平要大，这场手术将会变得更复杂，圣托马斯国民保健服务基金会对布伦丹和德克斯特的器官进行3d打印。

Practicing on the replica organs allows doctors to spot potential problems before the actual operation begins, says transplant surgeon Nicos Kessaris.The components are flexible so you can manipulate them to simulate the steps of the operation as well.
移植外科医生Nicos Kessaris说，在复制器官上练习可以让医生在手术开始前发现潜在的问题。这些组件是灵活的，因此您可以操作它们来模拟操作的步骤。

Technology companies Stratasys developed the 3D organ printer. These practice organs can help cut the cost of health care, says company Vice President Phil Reeves.If we can take an hour or two hours off a procedure, if we can reduce the amount of time in that theater,reduce the amount of recovery time, the amount of beds being taken up,all of that compounded really drives the economic argument for where 3D printing helps the Health Service.
科技公司Stratasys开发了3D器官打印机。公司副总裁菲尔·里夫斯说，这些打印出来器官可以帮助降低医疗费用。如果我们可以在过程中减少一个两个小时,如果我们能够减少在手术室时间,减少恢复时间,床被的数量,所有的这些加起来就真正能达成一项经济辩论的方案，3 D打印技术有助于医疗服务。

What’s inside? Daddy’s kidney.And helps a three-year-old boy and his family lead a normal life.
里面有什么? 爸爸的肾脏。还能帮助一个三岁的男孩和他的家人过正常的生活。

Steve Baragona, VOA News.
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