Involvement of medical students in a surgery congress: impact on learning motivation, decision-making for a career in surgery, and educational curriculum.

During the preclinical period of medical school, the clinical relevance of theoretical knowledge is given little attention. Medical students of the second year were invited to participate in an interdisciplinary congress for robot-assisted and digital surgery. The students had to evaluate the impact of the congress on their learning motivation, decision-making for a career in surgery, and relevance for their educational curriculum.

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.

Hemoperitoneum due to bleeding from a vein overlying a subserous uterine myoma: a case report.

Background: Fibroids are the most common pelvic tumors in women; serious complications are rare but can be life-threatening.

Case Presentation: We present a case report of a 38-year-old Persian woman with acute abdominal pain and a history of uterine fibroids. The patient refused to undergo a laparoscopic myomectomy.

Laparoscopic hysterectomy and prolapse: a multiprocedural concept.

Background And Objectives: Today, laparoscopic intrafascial hysterectomy and laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy are well-accepted techniques. With our multimodal concept of laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign indications, preservation of the pelvic floor as well as reconstruction of pelvic floor structures and pre-existing prolapse situations can be achieved.

Methods: The multimodal concept consists of 3 steps: 1.

The past, present and future of minimally invasive endoscopy in gynecology: a review and speculative outlook.

Over the last twenty-five years, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has evolved in a relatively short period of time to overtake the centuries-old visionary and pioneering groundwork of our outstanding colleagues in all surgical disciplines. This overview on the development of gynecological endoscopy, at the invitation of SMIT, highlights past achievements and describes present challenges. It emphasizes future opportunities and possibilities to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and integrate emerging endoscopic, imaging and stereotactic surgical technologies to improve patient safety, enhance quality of care and advance surgical education.

Clinical diagnosis and treatment of ectopic pregnancy.

Background: Implantation of the zygote outside the uterine cavity occurs in 2% of all pregnancies. The product of conception can be removed safely by laparoscopic surgery and be submitted for histological examination. The rate of ectopic pregnancies has increased from 0.