Surgical abdominal wall (SAW): A novel simulator for training in ventral hernia repair

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 330-336

  Seagull, F Jacob ^a   George, Ivan ^a   Ghaderi, Iman ^b   Vaillancourt, Marilou ^c   Park, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Education; Hernia; Incisional; Laparoscopy; Mesh; Model; Simulation; Skills; Surgical; Ventral

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; HERNIOPLASTY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; SIMULATOR; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TROCAR; UNITED STATES;

HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL;

EID: 76149085247     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1553350609357057     Document Type: Article

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