Virtual Reality in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Training.

Introduction: The advantages of laparoscopic colorectal surgery have been proven in several studies, but its use is limited in some countries and not widely practiced. One of the primary benefits of laparoscopic surgery is that it reduces patient discomfort and hospital stays compared to traditional open surgery. This study presents an overview of the virtual reality training method for laparoscopic colorectal surgery and offers evidence for the effectiveness of this training curriculum and the associated learning curve. Material and methods: To conduct this research, we conducted a thorough review of the relevant literature in the PubMed database, focusing on studies related to "Virtual reality and colorectal laparoscopic surgery training". Material and methods: To conduct this research, we conducted a thorough review of the relevant literature in the PubMed database, focusing on studies related to "Virtual reality and colorectal laparoscopic surgery training". Material and methods: To conduct this research, we conducted a thorough review of the relevant literature in the PubMed database, focusing on studies related to "Virtual reality and colorectal laparoscopic surgery training".

Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in Anatomy Education During COVID-19 Pandemic.

The pandemic of COVID-19 has radically changed the anatomy education approaches. This happens because medical students, due to the necessity of remote education, didn't have access to cadavers, which was the principal method of dissection training. Circumstances like these encouraged the health care providers to innovate new teaching methods with the help of virtual and augmented reality to outdistance the restrictions. This review aims to examine the pioneer technological and educational tools and their usage in the future. Detailed research was performed via the PubMed database using the following keywords "Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Anatomy Education, and COVID-19". No further filters were used. All the existing evidence suggests that the vast majority was negatively affected by the COVID-19 era. Using new technological methods in anatomy training could not effectively replace the absence of the traditionally used teaching methods like dissection, prosection, and lectures by physical presence. Although the new digital anatomy teaching approaches seem to be very promising, it is not clear if they can fully replace the traditional anatomy education methods.

Anatomy and Pathogenesis of Vascular Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.

The current literature review article describes the anatomy and pathogenesis of the vascular nature of thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS), as well as gathers the latest and most important information concerning its diagnostic methods and treatment. This syndrome's subcategory includes the venous and the arterial. Data for this review was accumulated through the PubMed database in which only scientific studies published in the last decade (2012-2022) were searched. PubMed offered 347 results, of which 23 were judged suitable and used. Non-invasive methods both for the diagnosis and the treatment of vascular TOS are gaining ground. Medicine, at this point, finds itself on the verge of slowly putting aside the previous invasive gold-standard methods, to be used only in the most urgent situations. The vascular thoracic outlet condition is a rare form of TOS but is also the most trouble-causing one and the deadliest. Fortunately, it can be more efficiently managed because of the current medical innovations. However, further research is needed to establish their already confirmed effectiveness, so they can be even more widely trusted and used.