A patient had part of the small bowel removed in surgery, and the steps of the operation needed to be explained clearly to people without medical training.
Small Bowel Resection
A 40-second 3D animation of a small bowel resection with end-to-end anastomosis, from the abdominal incision to the stapled join and closure, with every step labelled.
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About the project
This animation walks through a small bowel resection with end-to-end anastomosis and bilateral TAP blocks, the procedure named on the opening title card. It opens in the operating room with the draped patient seen from above, then moves to a close view of the abdomen, where the abdominal incision is made and retractors hold it open.
The view then goes inside the abdomen to the small bowel and marks the resection site. The bowel is divided at both ends of the section to be removed, the two bowel ends are placed side by side, and small incisions are made in both segments. A surgical stapler is inserted through the incisions to connect the two segments, and the film finishes with the holes closed. Each step has a short caption box with a leader line to the area it describes, and the studio's credit closes the animation.
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The case
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The approach
A 3D animation in six labelled steps: the abdominal incision, the resection site, the bowel transection, bowel preparation, the stapled anastomosis and the closure, following an operating-room opening.
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The outcome
We delivered a high-quality 40-second video that helped the client make their point clearly.