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Microsurgical training model with nonliving swine head. Alternative for neurosurgical education

2014; Sociedade Brasileira Para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia; Volume: 29; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0102-86502014000600010

ISSN

1678-2674

Autores

Lucas Alves Aurich, Luis Fernando Moura da Silva, Felipe Marques do Rego Monteiro, Alexandre Nascimento Ottoni, Gustavo Simiano Jung, Ricardo Ramina,

Tópico(s)

Congenital heart defects research

Resumo

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.

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