Creation of low cost, simple, and easy-to-use training kit for the dura mater suturing in endoscopic transnasal pituitary/skull base surgery

Training kits for laparoscopes for deep suturing under endoscopes are commercially available; however, previously reported training kits for endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal pituitary/skull base surgery (eTSS) were not available in the market. Moreover, the previously reported low cost, self-ma...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2023-04, Vol.13 (1), p.6073-6073, Article 6073
Main Authors: Hattori, Yujiro, Ishisaka, Eitaro, Tahara, Shigeyuki, Suzuki, Koji, Teramoto, Shinichiro, Morita, Akio
Format: Article
Language:English
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Dura mater
Dura Mater - surgery
Endoscopes
Endoscopy
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Medical instruments
multidisciplinary
Neurosurgical Procedures
Pituitary
Pituitary Diseases - surgery
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Skull
Skull Base - surgery
Surgery
Sutures
Training
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Summary:Training kits for laparoscopes for deep suturing under endoscopes are commercially available; however, previously reported training kits for endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal pituitary/skull base surgery (eTSS) were not available in the market. Moreover, the previously reported low cost, self-made kit has the drawback of being unrealistic. This study aimed to create a low cost training kit for eTSS dura mater suturing that was as close to real as possible. Most necessary items were obtained from the 100-yen store ($1 store) or from everyday supplies. As an alternative to the endoscope, a stick-type camera was used. Through the assembly of the materials, a simple and easy-to-use training kit was created, which is almost identical to the actual dural suturing situation. In eTSS, a simple and easy-to-use training kit for dural suturing was successfully created at a low cost. This kit is expected to be used for deep suture operations and the development of surgical instruments for training.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-023-32311-2