Microsurgical training model with nonliving swine head. Alternative for neurosurgical education
Acta cir. bras
; 29(6): 405-409, 06/2014. graf
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This paper proposes a practical model of microneurosurgical training using a nonliving swine head.METHODS:
Fresh porcine heads were obtained from butchery and dissected at our Laboratory of Microsurgery. Brain and skull base surgery were trained under microscopic magnification.RESULTS:
Several neurosurgical procedures could be simulated in the nonliving pig model, including transcallosal approach to the lateral ventricle, lateral sulcus and middle fossa dissection, and posterior fossa surgery.CONCLUSION:
The swine model perfectly simulates standard microneurosurgical procedures, and is a useful tool for developing and refining surgical skills. .Key words
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LILACS
Main subject:
Brain
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Neurosurgical Procedures
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Models, Animal
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Microsurgery
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Acta cir. bras
Journal subject:
CIRURGIA GERAL
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Procedimentos Cir£rgicos Operat¢rios
Year:
2014
Type:
Article