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Three microsurgical courses in Catania
Author(s) -
Di Cataldo Antonio,
Puleo Stefano,
Rodolico Gaspare
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
microsurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.031
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1098-2752
pISSN - 0738-1085
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2752(1998)18:8<449::aid-micr4>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - vasovasostomy , medicine , microsurgery , surgery , anastomosis , portacaval shunt , operating microscope , fibrous joint , general surgery , research methodology , population , cirrhosis , portal hypertension , environmental health , family planning , gastroenterology
The utilization of microsurgical techniques in the surgical disciplines is now accepted worldwide, and many surgeons should receive the opportunity of learning these techniques. To meet this requirement, microsurgical courses have been organized and comprise both theoretical aspects and, especially, practical demonstrations. A one‐week course usually allows attending surgeons to get familiar with magnification and to perform microvascular anastomoses, vasovasostomy, tubal reconstruction, sciatic nerve suture, and end‐to‐side portacaval shunt, a useful exercise before dealing with rodent organ transplantation. It is important to underline that the skill supplied by these microsurgical courses is not enough to start clinical applications of microsurgery; to this end, training must continue long after the course has been finished. © 1998 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. MICROSURGERY 18:449–453 1998