Ganske, IngridSchulz, NoahLivingston, KatieGoobie, SusanMeara, JohnProctor, MarkWeinstock, Peter2018-07-252018Ganske, Ingrid M., Noah Schulz, Katie Livingston, Susan Goobie, John G. Meara, Mark Proctor, and Peter Weinstock. 2018. “Multi-modal 3D Simulation Makes the Impossible Possible.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 6 (4): e1751. doi:10.1097/GOX.0000000000001751. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001751.http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:37298266Summary: B.Y. was born full term after a large vertex encephalocele was diagnosed prenatally. The unique challenge to repairing B.Y.’s encephalocele was a microcephalic skull and large proportion of likely functional extracranial brain tissue, which would need to be preserved. At Boston Children’s Hospital, a simulation-based collaborative presurgical planning and rehearsal process, using both digital and 3D printed models, enabled successful technical completion and outcome of an otherwise inoperable case.en-USJournal Article2018-07-2510.1097/GOX.0000000000001751