Turkish Neurosurgery 2006 , Vol 16 , Num 3
Posterior Fossa Approach: Microneurosurgical Training Model in Cadaveric Sheep
Tufan HİÇDÖNMEZ, Barış BİRGİLİ, Mehmet TİRYAKİ, Turgay PARSAK, Sebahattin ÇOBANOĞLU
Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University Edirne, Turkey We designed a microneurosurgical training model for residents in neurosurgery to practice the basic steps of the posterior fossa approach. The training material consisted of a fresh cadaveric sheep cranium. A four-step approach was designed to open the cisterna magna, access the fourth ventricle, identify the Sylvian aqueduct, and perform microdissection of the lower cranial nerves. We conclude that the use of the cadaveric sheep cranium represents a useful method to accustom residents of neurosurgery as it simulates well the steps of standard microneurosurgery for posterior fossa approach in infants and children. Keywords : Sheep cranium, surgical training, microneurosurgery, posterior fossa
Corresponding author : Tufan Hiçdönmez, tufanhicdonmez@yahoo.com