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Cross Training and Didactic Interplay in Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery

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The present chapter reports on the importance and criticisms of cross training in hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB)/liver transplant (LT) surgery. HPB/LT training is the cornerstone of the education of general surgeons, mainly if they are willing to spend their career in rural areas far from HPB centers. Often, the residency period is not enough to acquire specific abilities in the setting of HPB surgery or transplantation. Fellowship training can therefore be offered as a way to prolong the learning course in these highly specialized fields. Organ procurement represents one of the last opportunities for a resident to perform open procedures. It is also one of the best ways of acquiring technical skills and anatomy mastery. Thus, Transplant Units should be considered an unparalleled part of the residency rotation. Laparoscopic liver surgery is a difficult procedure to learn which consequently requires long-range training. The implementation of specific national and international courses is required. Women in HPB/LT surgery still suffer from a male-dominated field. Women are still more prone to residency withdrawal and poor academic careers. A more equal treatment for men and women is needed.

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  1. Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery Unit, Department of General Surgery and Surgical Specialties, Umberto I University Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Quirino Lai & Massimo Rossi

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  1. Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplant Unit, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy

    Umberto Cillo

  2. Department of General Surgery and Transplantation, Niguarda Hospital, School of Medicine and Surgery University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy

    Luciano De Carlis

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Lai, Q., Rossi, M. (2020). Cross Training and Didactic Interplay in Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery. In: Cillo, U., De Carlis, L. (eds) Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery. Updates in Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19762-9_1

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