title: Validity and acceptability of a high-fidelity physical simulation model for training of laparoscopic pyeloplasty.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective was to determine the acceptability and preliminary construct validity for a high-fidelity synthetic renal pelvis/ureter tissue analogue model for use as a simulation model for training of laparoscopic pyeloplasty.
  
  
  METHODS
  The pyeloplasty model was designed with incorporated assessment lines for use in post-task Black Light Assessment of Surgical Technique (BLAST)™. Practicing urologists participating in the 2011 and 2012 American Urological Association Mentored Renal Laparoscopy courses performed a simulated laparoscopic pyeloplasty procedure and completed a post-task evaluation of the model.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Practicing urologists found the model acceptable and rated the model favorably in terms of content and face validity. Urologists who had performed a laparoscopic pyeloplasty procedure in the last 5 years outperformed those who had not by demonstrating increased patency (P<0.05), decreased twisting (P<0.05), and decreased leakage (P<0.10) at the anastomosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The BLAST™ pyeloplasty model demonstrated evidence of acceptability and content, face, and construct validity for training practicing urologists to perform laparoscopic pyeloplasty.
authors: 1 Department of Urology, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota.
authors: Lauren H
authors: LH
authors: Poniatowski
authors: J Stuart
authors: JS
authors: Wolf
authors: Stephen Y
authors: SY
authors: Nakada
authors: Troy E
authors: TE
authors: Reihsen
authors: François
authors: F
authors: Sainfort
authors: Robert M
authors: RM
authors: Sweet
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery*; D014572:Urology / Q000193:education*