Specific training for LESS surgery results from a prospective study in the animal model

Autor: Giovannni Scala Marchini, Italo D. Fioravanti Júniori, Leonardo V. Horta, Fabio C. M. Torricelli, Anuar Ibrahim Mitre, Marco Antonio Arap
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: International Brazilian Journal of Urology, Vol 42, Iss 1, Pp 90-95 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1677-6119
1677-5538
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2014.0658
Popis: ABSTRACT Objective to prospectively evaluate the ability of post-graduate students enrolled in a laparoscopy program of the Institute for Teaching and Research to complete single port total nephrectomies. Materials and Methods 15 post-graduate students were enrolled in the study, which was performed using the SILStm port system for single-port procedures. All participants were already proficient in total nephrectomies in animal models and performed a left followed by a right nephrectomy. Analyzed data comprised incision size, complications, and the time taken to complete each part of the procedure. Statistical significance was set at p
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