title: An innovative trainer for surgical procedures using animal organs.
abstract: Since 1990, almost 3000 surgeons have absolved the training course for minimally invasive surgery in our training center. A phantom trainer using animal organs has been used as a training device. Based on this experience, we have developed an innovative trainer for surgical procedures using animal organs. The form of this trainer was copied from a human body with gas insufflation; abdominal organs from the slaughterhouse can be integrated into this trainer. Surgeons can repeat operations such as laparoscopic cholecystectomy, appendectomy, fundoplication, colon resection and transanal endoscopic microsurgery in a realistic way and acquire a training effect in a short time.
authors.affiliation: Section for Minimally Invasive Surgery, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Waseda
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Inaki
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mailaender
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Buess