SIMULATED OPERATIONS BY PULSATILE ORGAN-PERFUSION IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY

The rapid amplification of indications and areas of application of lap aroscopic or thoracoscopic techniques leads to increasing problems and needs in surgical training. Pulsatile perfusion of organs (POP) and o rgan groups in laparoscopic training devices (pelvitrainers) aids in c reating optimum conditions for the simulation of difficult intraoperat ive situations and complications. Simple applicability, low cost, and the possibility of a noticeable reduction of the currently required an imal experiments render POP an ideal training method for minimally inv asive surgery.