[Surgical Simulation Models for Sialendoscopy].
OBJECTIVE
Different simulation models are in use to teach the technique of sialendoscopy. Only a few reports in literature deal with this topic with no comparison having been published, yet. We therefore asked sialendoscopy training course participants about our applied models by using a questionnaire. Material und Methods: A tube-, a pepper-, a porcine kidney-, and a pig head-model were developed as training models and used during 6 consecutive practical sialendoscopy courses from 2012 to 2014. Participants were asked to answer a questionnaire specifically designed to assess the value of the different training models.


RESULTS
All respondents (n=61) rated all training models positively. However, porcine kidney- and pig head-models were described to be superior, especially with respect to realistic simulation. Intubation of the papilla can be practised sufficiently only in the pig head-model. The tube- and peppers-models have the advantage of being less expensive, easier to handle and cleaner.


CONCLUSIONS
The models described are all useful in learning the sialendoscopy technique. However, they have distinct advantages and disadvantages making a combination of different models useful.
Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Universität Duisburg- Essen.
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Geisthoff
Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena.
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Volk
Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena.
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Finkensieper
HNO-Klinik, Universitätsklinikum Gießen, Gießen.
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Wittekindt
Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena.
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Guntinas-Lichius
D000818:Animals; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000193:education; D003479:Curriculum; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000193:education*; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000193:education* / Q000295:instrumentation; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D020792:Salivary Calculi / Q000601:surgery; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013552:Swine