title: Teaching upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: the pig stomach.
abstract: An easily applicable teaching and training technique for flexible endoscopy in the upper gastrointestinal tract is presented. Using a fresh, flushed-out pig stomach with adherent esophagus and duodenum, the trainee endoscopist can practice all the essential endoscopic diagnostic and interventional techniques. The teaching model proposed requires little preparation, represents a cheap and easy technique with widespread applicability, offers a high degree of learning efficiency, and is appropriate for specialized teaching courses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Freys
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heimbucher
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Fuchs
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000193:education*; D013552:Swine