Sato Toshihiko, Morikawa Toshiaki
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
Department of Chest Surgery, Jikei University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
J Vis Surg. 2017 May 4;3:65. doi: 10.21037/jovs.2017.02.07. eCollection 2017.
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has become increasingly accepted, and the thoracic surgeon must be proficient in this technique. Although the advantages of VATS are widely acknowledged, the procedures are technically challenging and may result in catastrophic complications. Thus, the importance of VATS training has long been recognized and various training simulators are available. In this report, we introduce a training method using a new simulator comprising polyvinyl-alcohol (PVA) hydrogel mimicking real human anatomy and texture.
电视辅助胸腔镜手术（VATS）已越来越被人们所接受，胸外科医生必须精通这项技术。尽管VATS的优势已得到广泛认可，但这些手术在技术上具有挑战性，可能会导致灾难性的并发症。因此，VATS培训的重要性早已得到认可，并且有各种培训模拟器可供使用。在本报告中，我们介绍一种使用新型模拟器的培训方法，该模拟器由模仿真实人体解剖结构和质地的聚乙烯醇（PVA）水凝胶组成。
