Development, validation and operating room-transfer of a six-step laparoscopic training program for the vesicourethral anastomosis.

Purpose: Development and full validation of a laparoscopic training program for stepwise learning of a reproducible application of a standardized laparoscopic anastomosis technique and integration into the clinical course.

Materials And Methods: The training of vesicourethral anastomosis (VUA) was divided into six simple standardized steps. To fix the objective criteria, four experienced surgeons performed the stepwise training protocol.