Cadaveric dissection vs homemade model: what is the best way to teach endoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair?

Y AlJamal, ELN Buckarma, R Ruparel, S Allen… - Journal of Surgical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Endoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair (TEP-IHR) requires
practice and training to perform well. We developed a simple, low-cost, inanimate model to …

Simulation-based training improves the operative performance of totally extraperitoneal (TEP) laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a prospective randomized …

Y Kurashima, LS Feldman, PA Kaneva, GM Fried… - Surgical …, 2014 - Springer
Background Laparoscopic surgery has an important role to play in the care of patients with
inguinal hernias, but the procedure is difficult to learn. This study aimed to assess whether …

Simulation-based mastery learning improves patient outcomes in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a randomized controlled trial

B Zendejas, DA Cook, J Bingener, M Huebner… - Annals of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To evaluate a mastery learning, simulation-based curriculum for laparoscopic,
totally extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair. Background: Clinically relevant benefits …

Mastery learning simulation-based curriculum for laparoscopic TEP inguinal hernia repair

B Zendejas, DA Cook, R Hernández-Irizarry… - Journal of surgical …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal herniorrhaphy
requires 250 repairs to master. Simulation training could potentially accelerate this process …

Development of a novel training system for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

S Poudel, Y Kurashima, Y Kawarada… - … Invasive Therapy & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair is considered technically difficult. Although
a simulation-based curriculum has been developed to help trainees, access to simulation …

Learning inguinal hernia repair? A survey of current practice and of preferred methods of surgical residents

T Nazari, MEW Dankbaar, DL Sanders, MCJ Anderegg… - Hernia, 2020 - Springer
Purpose During surgical residency, many learning methods are available to learn an
inguinal hernia repair (IHR). This study aimed to investigate which learning methods are …

Single-incision totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair as a teaching procedure: one center's experience of more than 300 procedures

M Wakasugi, M Tei, K Anno, T Mikami, R Tsukada… - Surgery today, 2016 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate resident doctors' proficiency in performing single-incision laparoscopic
surgery for totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair (SILS-TEP), and assess patient …

Validation of newly developed physical laparoscopy simulator in transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) inguinal hernia repair

Y Nishihara, Y Isobe, Y Kitagawa - Surgical endoscopy, 2017 - Springer
Background A realistic simulator for transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) inguinal hernia
repair would enhance surgeons' training experience before they enter the operating theater …

A novel low-cost simulator for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

Y Kurashima, L Feldman, S Al-Sabah… - Surgical …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite the advantages of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair over the open approach in
selected situations, laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (LIHR) remains a challenge to teach …

Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal hernia repair performed by surgical trainees: overcoming the learning curve

E Hannan, W Duggan, T Harding… - ANZ Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Surgical trainees struggle to obtain experience in laparoscopic inguinal hernia
repair (LIHR) due to a perceived steep learning curve. The purpose of this study was to …