title: Virtual reality in laparoscopic surgery.
abstract: Although the many advantages of laparoscopic surgery have made it an established technique, training in laparoscopic surgery posed problems not encountered in conventional surgical training. Virtual reality simulators open up new perspectives for training in laparoscopic surgery. Under realistic conditions in real time, trainees can tailor their sessions with the VR simulator to suit their needs and goals, and can repeat exercises as often as they wish. VR simulators reduce the number of experimental animals needed for training purposes and are suited to the pursuit of research in laparoscopic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University of Medical Center, Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Selman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uranüs
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yanik
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bretthauer
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000379:methods*; D018961:Educational Technology; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D012577:Schools, Medical; D014584:User-Computer Interface