Training system for laparoscopic fundoplication

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 143-150

  Yokoyama, M ^a   Mailaender, L ^a   Raestrup, H ^a   Buess, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hands on training; Laparoscopic fundoplication; Measurement balloon; Phantom model; Training course

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BALLOON; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; PHANTOM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALPEL; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; SUTURE; SWINE; TROCAR;

EID: 0041523874     PISSN: 13645706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645700310007706     Document Type: Article

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