• World Neurosurg · Oct 2019

    An affordable stereomicroscope for microsurgery training with fluorescence mode.

    • Renan Maximilian Lovato, Aline Lariessy Campos Paiva, Francisco Spessatto Pesente, de Oliveira Jean Gonçalves JG Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery at Santa Casa de São Paulo School of Medical Sciences (FCMSCSP), São Paulo - SP, Brazil; Dep, Carlos Eduardo Ferrarez, João Luiz Vitorino Araújo, and Esteves Veiga José Carlos JC Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery at Santa Casa de São Paulo School of Medical Sciences (FCMSCSP), São Paulo - SP, Brazil..
    • Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery at Santa Casa de São Paulo School of Medical Sciences (FCMSCSP), São Paulo - SP, Brazil; Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of the Londrina State University, Londrina - PR, Brazil. Electronic address: renan_lovato@yahoo.com.br.
    • World Neurosurg. 2019 Oct 1; 130: 142-145.

    BackgroundLaboratory training is a very important step on the development of the skills necessary for a neurosurgeon. This can be achieved using animal models and surgical microscopes or stereomicroscopes. Methods, like the use of fluorescein, increase the lifelike situation and allow anyone to assess the patency of an anastomosis and improve the quality of this training.MethodsWe report the use of a stereomicroscope with white light and a fluorescence mode used to perform dissection of small arteries and anastomosis using a chicken wing model. Using an affordable device, we could perform fluorescein videoangiography to asses the patency of those anastomosis and improve the quality of the training skills in microsurgery.ResultsThe stereomicroscope is a useful tool for laboratory training and can be used as a substitute of a surgical microscope for microsurgery training. The fluorescence mode allowed us to perform fluorescein videoangiography with very a good quality of image.ConclusionsMicrosurgery training is important part in the life of any neurosurgeon. Using a stereomicroscope with a fluorescence mode is an affordable method that can be reproduced in any laboratory in the world.Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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