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Named after the University of Sankore in Timbuktu — one of the world’s oldest centres of learning. Every figure here is computed from work-level records in our own graph, never copied from a source’s summary count.

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Potential Uses and Challenges of Three-dimensional Printing in Cardiothoracic Surgery in Africa — a Narrative Review

2025Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular SurgeryJournalOpen access

10.21470/1678-9741-2024-0301 Full text1 citations

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8 authors across 7 institutions in 5 countries.

Victory B. EffiomFirst author
- University of Calabar (NG)
as printed: Victory Bassey Effiom
Koustav Biswas
Sai Chandran
Sai Chandran
Sulayman el Mathari
Victor Oluwafemi Femi-Lawal
- University of Ibadan (NG)
as printed: Victor Femi-Lawal
Eric E. Vinck
as printed: Eric Vinck
Sameer A HirjiSenior author

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Anatomy and Medical Technologylevel 3 · 1.00
Surgical Simulation and Traininglevel 3 · 0.99
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Educationlevel 3 · 0.96

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2025 · Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery · 1 citations
https://openalex.org/W4414340963

Potential Uses and Challenges of Three-dimensional Printing in Cardiothoracic Surgery in Africa — a Narrative Review · Sankore