Rehearsing Robotic Surgery with a 3D Printed Abdomen

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They mention that the organs and vessels are “skeletonized” - that the connective tissue is not included in the model. I find this curious, since much of the critical work of robotic surgery involves cutting through/removing this connective tissue to reveal the organs. Reminds me of something I learned during my surgical internship: “surgery is fascia-ism”. More than a grain of truth in that!

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