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Development of a laparoscopic sigmoidectomy simulator: Sigmaster

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The sigmoid colon simulator was designed to accurately reproduce the anatomical layer structure and the arrangement of characteristic organs in each layer, and to have conductivity so that energy devices can be used. Dry polyester fibers were used to reproduce the layered structures, which included characteristic blood vessels, nerve sheaths, and intestinal tracts. The adhesive strength of the layers was controlled to allow realistic peeling techniques. The features of the Sigmaster are illustrated through a comparison of simulated sigmoidectomy using Sigmaster and actual surgery. We developed a laparoscopic sigmoidectomy simulator called Sigmaster. Sigmaster is a training device that closely reproduces the membrane structures of the human body and allows surgeons to experience the entire laparoscopic sigmoidectomy process.

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Acknowledgements

We thank the staff at the National Cancer Center Hospital East and the NEXT Medical Device Innovation Center for their help in evaluating Sigmaster.

Funding

The authors received Sigmaster from the EBM Corporation. M. Ito has a patent royalty contract with the EBM Corporation. The authors have no other funding sources or conflicts of interest to declare. T. Shigaki, H. Hasegawa, K. Teramura, N. Takeshita, K. Ikeda, Y. Tsukada, Y. Nishizawa, and T. Sasaki have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose

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  1. Department of Colorectal Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8577, Japan

    Takahiro Shigaki, Hiro Hasegawa, Koichi Teramura, Nobuyoshi Takeshita, Koji Ikeda, Yuichiro Tsukada, Yuji Nishizawa, Takeshi Sasaki & Masaaki Ito

  2. Surgical Device Innovation Office, NEXT Medical Device Innovation Center, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan

    Hiro Hasegawa, Nobuyoshi Takeshita & Masaaki Ito

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All the authors contributed to the review and revision of the manuscript. T.S., H.H., and M.I. developed the main concepts and designed the study. T.S. wrote the manuscript’s initial draft. H.H. and M.I. contributed to manuscript preparation. All the authors have reviewed the manuscript

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Shigaki, T., Hasegawa, H., Teramura, K. et al. Development of a laparoscopic sigmoidectomy simulator: Sigmaster. Surg Today (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-024-02855-5

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