A novel, low-cost, reusable, high-fidelity neurosurgical training simulator for cerebrovascular bypass surgery

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Cikla U., Sahin B., Hanalioglu Ş., Ahmed A. S., Niemann D., Baskaya M. K.

JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, cilt.130, sa.5, ss.1663-1671, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 130 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3171/2017.11.jns17318
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1663-1671
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: bypass surgery, anastomosis, microsurgery, training, simulator, MODEL, BRAIN, SKILL, ACQUISITION, VALIDATION, CURRICULUM, EDUCATION, ANEURYSMS
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

OBJECTIVE Cerebrovascular bypass surgery is a challenging yet important neurosurgical procedure that is performed to restore circulation in the treatment of carotid occlusive diseases, giant/complex aneurysms, and skull base tumors. It requires advanced microsurgical skills and dedicated training in microsurgical techniques. Most available training tools, however, either lack the realism of the actual bypass surgery (e.g., artificial vessel, chicken wing models) or require special facilities and regulations (e.g., cadaver, live animal, placenta models). The aim of the present study was to design a readily accessible, realistic, easy-to-build, reusable, and high-fidelity simulator to train neurosurgeons or trainees on vascular anastomosis techniques even in the operating room.