title: [Experimental laparoscopic renal autograft as learning laparoscopic model].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Laparoscopic surgery requires a long training period of time in which the complexity of the training is increased.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The technique presented in this paper has been developed in order to find an experimental model that allows us to improve the learning of the vascular suture. Our main goal was to evaluate this technique as an experimental model for the vacular anastomosis, not to obtain a functional autotransplant. In this regard, here we summarize our experience during the first two cases performed.
  
  
  METHODS
  Laparoscopic renal autotransplant was perfomed in female lab pigs weighing 15-20 kg. International Experimental Animal Care rules were accomplished.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After sacrifizing the animals, only one case of vascular thrombosis was observed. The other cases showed normal arterial and venous flow.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Experimental Renal Laparoscopic autotransplant constitutes a good surgical model. We are trying to implement the technique in the clinics in the next future.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urologia, Hospital Universitario La Paz., Madrid. aaguilera11@yahoo.es
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aguilera Bazán
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Betancourt
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murillo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benito de la Víbora
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cisneros Ledo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de la Peña Barthel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D023421:Models, Animal; D013552:Swine