The Utility of Cadaver Dissection in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Training Courses

Abstract

Surgeons with increased comfort and more years in practice had more complete endoscopic cadaver dissections initially. Differences among participants diminished on dissection day 2, indicating the ability to review postdissection CT scans may improve surgeon comfort level and completeness of dissection.

Level of Complete Dissection of the Ethmoid Sinuses with a Computed Tomographic Image Guidance System

“…This may have biased the results, as moreexperienced surgeons are less likely to leave residual unopened cells on dissection. 16 …”

An animal model for endoscopic endonasal surgery and dacryocystorhinostomy training: uses and limitations of the lamb's head

“…Many institutions around the world insist that trainee surgeons practise their FESS skills on cadaveric human heads, before they undertake their first procedure on a live patient. 3,6,7 Functional endoscopic sinus surgery training courses and workshops provide a well structured, supervised approach to endonasal anatomy and technical training. However, such courses have the disadvantages of considerable expense and strict medicolegal requirements regarding the collection, storage and disposal of cadaveric heads, presenting great problems in a growing number of countries.…”

A feasible, low-cost, reproducible lamb’s head model for endoscopic sinus surgery training

“…Although human cadaver dissection is the best strategy to train for endoscopic sinus surgery, the high cost of obtaining these anatomical specimens and, particularly, limitations on its use owing to ethical and legal concerns have prompted a search for alternatives [4]. …”

“…Dissection of human cadavers, although ideal for training purposes, has become more expensive and strictly regulated on a global scale, due to ethical and legal issues [4]. Restrictions on the use of human heads for training and acquisition of surgical skills prompted the development of several alternatives in recent years, including synthetic models and virtual simulators; however, these models are costly and have limited availability [5–8].…”