Surgical Educational Video for Identifying Tissue Planes in an Uncomplicated Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

Abstract

Study Objective

The goal of this video is to demonstrate a surgical teaching video for learners to identify commonly encountered tissue planes during an uncomplicated laparoscopic hysterectomy and to have access to it as a learning resource.

Design

This video will provide learners with repetitive exposure to the same surgical planes, with multiple opportunities to predict the correct dissection site. This surgical teaching will advance the experience of junior trainees outside in the OR in a safe environment, and accelerate their development along the learning curve.

Setting

All videos were acquired during uncomplicated total laparoscopic hysterectomies in the operating room.

Patients or Participants

Patient undergoing uncomplicated total laparoscopic hysterectomies.

Interventions

Totally laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Measurements and Main Results

Three commonly encounter tissue planes from laparoscopic hysterectomy will be shown. The first site is omental or bowel adhesions to the anterior abdominal wall upon entry. Second site is physiological adhesions of the sigmoid colon to the left pelvic side wall. The third side is commonly encountered bladder adhesions to the anterior aspect of the uterus.

Conclusion

A surgical teaching video for learners to identify commonly encountered tissue planes during an uncomplicated laparoscopic hysterectomy and to have access to it as a learning resource.

During the preparation of this work, no AI tool was used for editing, processing, or production of the video.