Microsurgical training is imperative for urologists and clinical andrologists specializing in male infertility.
Success in male infertility microsurgery is heavily dependent on the surgeon's microsurgical skills. Laboratory-based practice to enhance microsurgical skills improves the surgeon's confidence, and reduces stress and operating time, benefiting both the patient and the surgeon. This review provides guidelines for setting up a microsurgical laboratory to develop and enhance microsurgical skills using synthetic and animal models. The role of emerging techniques, such as robotic-assisted microsurgery, is also discussed.
Written by:
Mehta A, Li PS. Are you the author?
Center for Male Reproductive Medicine and Microsurgery, Cornell Institute for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Reference: Asian J Androl. 2013 Jan;15(1):61-6.
doi: 10.1038/aja.2012.86
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 23160265
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