Thiel embalming method for cadaver preservation: A review of new training model for urologic skills training

Urology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 499-504

  Healy, Samuel E ^a   Rai, Bhavan Prasad ^a   Biyani, Chandra Shekhar ^b   Eisma, Roos ^a   Soames, Roger W ^a   Nabi, Ghulam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b PINDERFIELDS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADAVER; CADAVER PRESERVATION; ELASTICITY; ENDOSCOPY; EUROPEAN; HUMAN; KIDNEY ANGIOGRAPHY; LAPAROSCOPY; LOWER TRACT ENDOSCOPY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROGRADE PYELOGRAPHY; RETROGRADE PYELOURETEROGRAPHY; REVIEW; SIMULATION; SKILL; SURGICAL TRAINING; THIEL EMBALMING METHOD; TRAINING; UPPER TRACT ENDOSCOPY; UROLOGIC SKILL TRAINING; WORKING TIME; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; UROLOGY;

CADAVER; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EMBALMING; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; UROLOGY;

EID: 84926153212     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2014.11.009     Document Type: Review

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