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Tissue Handling and Dissection

Simulation

Model 1: Pelvic Sidewall Dissection

Model 2: Anterior Vaginal Wall Dissection


References

  1. Birkmeyer JD, Finks JF, O'Reilly A, Oerline M, Carlin AM, Nunn AR, et al. Surgical skill and complication rates after bariatric surgery. Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative. N Engl J Med 2013;369:1434-42.
  2. Rogers RM Jr, Taylor RH. The core of a competent surgeon: a working knowledge of surgical anatomy and safe dissection techniques. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2011;38:777-88.

Contributing Authors

  • Jeffrey Cornella, MD, Mayo Clinic - Scottsdale, Arizona
  • Marlene Corton, MD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
  • Rajiv Gala, MD, Ochsner Health System
  • Oz Harmanli, MD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts University School of Medicine
  • Jamie Bashore Long, MD, Director, Center for Pelvic Health and Chief of Urogynecology, Reading Health System - Pennsylvania
  • Doug Miyazaki, MD, Novant Health - North Carolina
  • Michael Moen, MD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University
  • Mikio Nihira, MD, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
  • Amy O’ Boyle, MD, Captain, USN, MC, Fellowship Director Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
  • John Riggs, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
  • Robert Rogers, MD, Kalispell Regional Medical Center - Montana
  • Carmen Sultana, MD, Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medical College