Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the place of the TURPsim (Simbionix/VirtaMed, Beit
Goal, Israel) within a urologic residency training curriculum, including training needs …

Purpose Profound endourological skills are required for optimal postoperative outcome
parameters after transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). We investigated the Karl …

Introduction Validation studies are an important part of simulator evaluation and are
considered necessary to establish the effectiveness of simulation-based training. The widely …

Purpose: We examined the face, content and construct validity of version 1.0 of the
University of Washington transurethral prostate resection (TURP) trainer. Materials and …

Purpose: There are virtual reality simulators for practicing the transurethral resection of
prostate (TURP) procedure, but only few data on its effect on surgical performance are …

Background A virtual reality simulator provides a novel training model for improving surgical
skills in a variety of fields. They can simulate a variety of surgical scenarios to improve the …

Aim: To determine whether task deconstruction is superior to full-task training for the
acquisition of transurethral resection skills on a transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) …

OBJECTIVE: To assess face validity, construct validity and the training benefits of a virtual
reality TURP simulator. METHOD: 11 novices (no TURP experience) and 7 experts (> 200 …

Objectives To present the three-year experience of the multi-component TURP module at
Urology Simulation Bootcamp Course (USBC) and demonstrate trainee's competence …

Abstract Background: Uro Trainer (UT; Karl Storz GmbH, Tuttlingen, Germany), a virtual
reality simulator for transurethral resection of prostate (TURP), has been infrequently …