Workshop II

The introduction of laparoscopy and the diffusion of minimally invasive techniques in the treatment of most surgical pathologies, both benign and malignant, has changed many of the dogmas attributed to surgical procedures. The most advertised advantages are less pain, shorter hospital stay, faster recovery, better aesthetic results, and lower rate of operative wound complications. But these aspects are just some of the many others that can be named. Like other specialties such as Gynecology and Urology, General Surgery is currently one of the most enthusiastic in the application of minimally invasive techniques in both emergency and elective surgery, benign or malignant pathology, covering virtually all anatomical segments. Examples of this are biliary surgery, obesity, colonic surgery… Like other techniques, laparoscopic surgery requires training so that it can be executed in an optimized and perfect manner. It is currently recognized by the main surgical schools that initial training in the laboratory, using mechanical, virtual or animal models, is strictly necessary before application in patients. The growing interest in this technique demonstrated by medical students over the years led to the organization, for the second consecutive year, of the Basic Laparoscopy Course, as part of the XXIII Therapeutic Conference. In this short course, lasting about 1h30 hours students will perform basic and transversal exercises in laparoscopy such as: adapting to functioning in two dimensions; exploring the functioning of real working forceps; developing perfection in non-dominant hand gestures; picking up and mobilizing objects; simulating coagulations and clipages; dissecting structures; suturing simple structures