Minimally Invasive Surgery Training in Soft Cadaver (MIST-SC) Sutep Udomsawaengsup MD*, Jirawat Pattana-arun MD*, Tanvaa Tansatit MD*, Suppa-ut Pungpapong MD*, Patpong Navicharern MD*, Boonchoo Sirichindakul MD*, Bunthoon Nonthasoot MD*, Rattaplee Park-art MD*, Sukanya Sriassadaporn MD*, Kyttaya Kyttayakerana MD*, Mavin Wongsaisuwan MD*, Arun Rojanasakul MD*
* Surgical Training Center, Department of Anatomy and Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
Affiliation : Objectives : The purpose of this study was to evaluate the surgical anatomy, tissue plane, organ consistency of
soft cadaver and the possibility of minimally invasive surgery training in soft cadaver.
Setting : Surgical Training Center. Department of Anatomy and Department of Surgery Faculty of Medicine,
Chulalongkorn University
Design : Prospective descriptive study
Materials and Methods : 2 soft cadavers were scheduled for fully laparoscopic surgery in upper gastrointesti-
nal, colorectal, hepatopancreatobiliary and solid organs surgery. All the procedures were performed by the
experienced surgical staffs and assisted by surgical staffs and/or surgical residents. The surgical anatomy,
tissue plane, organ consistency and the satisfactory in performing the procedures were recorded for evaluation.
Results : The surgical anatomy, the tissue consistency the anatomical plane were very well preserved with
mean score of 4.72±0.45 All the surgeons were satisfied with the findings, the mean score was 4.97±0.18 All the
plan procedures were completely performed with great satisfactory results.
Conclusion : The Minimally Invasive Surgery Training in Soft Cadaver (MIST-SC) was feasible with great
satisfactory. This successful integration of basic and advanced laparoscopic procedures into the soft cadaver
setting would be the next step in evolution of MIS training.
Keywords : Minimally invasive surgery, Training, Laparoscopic surgery, Cadaver, Soft cadaver, MIST-SC
