title: [Practice and education in thoracoscopic surgery].
abstract: There are 2 vectors in training in thoracoscopic surgery. One is a paradigm in which training is patterned on education in laparoscopic surgery centered on young surgeons, and the other is a paradigm in which introduction of thoracoscopic surgery is promoted among thoracic surgeons who are already active on the front line. Although the demand, degree of need, and content of each of these paradigms differ, the ultimate goal is the same. Thus, it is important to prepare a system that combines safer operations and less invasive surgical techniques, and haste is being made to prepare a society-initiated program. Publication of thoracoscopic surgery techniques that overcomes the barriers of university and school and support of technical standards are desirable, and we think that achieving this will be linked to the standardization of techniques.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwazaki
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000639:trends