A model to assist training in thoracoscopic surgery

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 697-701

  Iwasaki, Akinori ^a   Okabayashi, Kan ^a   Shirakusa, Takayuki ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Pulsatile model; Thoracoscopic surgery; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; LUNG CIRCULATION; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; MEDICAL STUDENT; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; QUALITY CONTROL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 1642578984     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-9293(03)00198-1     Document Type: Article

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