title: [Purpose of the practical training courses].
abstract: Laparoscopy surgery started in the 90's decade and it is rapidly developing in the first years of this century; it is therefore a very recent surgical alternative. This has made that each teams formation has gone along very different ways, today that we have already expert services it is essential to systematize the training and to shorten the learning curve. For that purpose we have the practical training courses that combine surgery in patients with surgery in experimental operating theatres, which are absolutely indispensable.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid. chdez@pulso.com
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hernández Fernández
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D010535:Laparoscopy; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods*