Feasibility and value of a procedural workshop for surgery residents based on phase II of the APDS/ACS national skills curriculum.

Objectives: The Association of Program Directors in Surgery/American College of Surgeons national skills curriculum provides residency programs with a great educational tool for their residents. Our objective was to assess the feasibility, value, and cost required to administer a procedural workshop for general surgery residents based on phase II of the national skills curriculum.

Design, Setting, And Participants: Surgery faculty instructed residents on a variety of level-appropriate surgical procedures during a procedural workshop using 4 training models (2 cadaver torsos and 2 pigs).

Emergent autotransplantation of a renal allograft.

Renal autotransplantation is an acceptable treatment for a variety of renal pathology. Indications for autotransplantation include renal artery diseases, loin pain hematuria syndrome, repair of ureteral pathology, ex vivo tumor resection, and repair of traumatic injury. Long-term results confirm that autotransplantation is a safe and effective procedure.