Emir Karadza, Caelan M Haney, Eldridge F Limen, Philip C Müller, Karl-Friedrich Kowalewski, Marta Sandini, Erica Wennberg, Mona W Schmidt, Eleni A Felinska, Franziska Lang, Gabriel Salg, Hannes G Kenngott, Elena Rangelova, Sven Mieog, Frederique Vissers, Maarten Korrel, Maurice Zwart, Alain Sauvanet, Martin Loos, Arianeb Mehrabi, Martin de Santibanes, Shailesh V Shrikhande, Mohammad Abu Hilal, Marc G Besselink, Beat P Müller-Stich, Thilo Hackert, Felix Nickel
BACKGROUND: Anastomotic suturing is the Achilles heel of pancreatic surgery. Especially in laparoscopic and robotically assisted surgery, the pancreatic anastomosis should first be trained outside the operating room. Realistic training models are therefore needed. METHODS: Models of the pancreas, small bowel, stomach, bile duct, and a realistic training torso were developed for training of anastomoses in pancreatic surgery. Pancreas models with soft and hard textures, small and large ducts were incrementally developed and evaluated...
February 9, 2023: HPB: the Official Journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association