Establishment and evaluation of a training course in advanced laparoscopic surgery based on human body donors embalmed by ethanol-glycerol-lysoformin fixation.

Background: Education of clinical anatomy and training of surgical skills are essential prerequisites for any surgical intervention in patients. Here, we evaluated a structured training program for advanced gynecologic laparoscopy based on human body donors and its impact on clinical practice.

Methods: The three-step training course included: (1) anatomical and surgical lectures, (2) demonstration and hands-on study of pre-dissected anatomical specimens, and (3) surgical training of a broad spectrum of gynecological laparoscopic procedures on human body donors embalmed by ethanol-glycerin-lysoformin.

Educational training in laparoscopic gynecological surgery based on ethanol-glycerol-lysoformin-preserved body donors.

Purpose: Educational training of laparoscopic skills performed on body donors is considered the gold standard prior to surgery in living patients. Appropriate, safe, and feasible fixation of body donors, reflecting true-to-life conditions of tissues, is an essential prerequisite for training workshops.

Materials And Methods: Here we describe and evaluate a modified ethanol-glycerol-lysoformin-based fixation technique.