Surg Neurol
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Editorial Biography Historical Article
Profiles in volunteerism Dr Albert Schweitzer: physician, humanitarian.
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Adequate experience is necessary for microneurosurgery; however, the development of less invasive therapies may contribute to a reduction in the clinical case volume of beginning neurosurgeons. Microsurgical training with rats, which enables operators to experience the dissecting process, has an advantage compared with the training reported previously. We demonstrate our microsurgical training method for anastomoses in rats with emphasis on dissecting technique. ⋯ For favorable working space, every tissue and structure to be dissected must be unfolded. Without proper retraction, a favorable operative space will never be visualized. The continuation of practice in these steps will dramatically improve the operative view through the microscope.