Practicals · MAS

Minimal Access Surgery

95 practical items from the NBEMS FNB curriculum, grouped by the curriculum's own sections.

Links point to videos and pages published by others; SolvedPGSS does not host them. Check any technique against your department's protocol before you use it on a patient.

Top education resources

Top education resources for Minimal Access Surgery

Video libraries, simulators and animations that residents and published reviews rate highly. We opened every link and checked it plays (8 Oct 2026). Ranked best first.

  1. 1
    WebSurg (IRCAD)
    Video libraryFree accountIndependently endorsed

    Lap/robotic liver, pancreas, biliary, upper GI, colorectal, hernia, bariatric; monthly HPB focus; free CME

    Only free library with head-to-head published wins over YouTube in GI/HPB: lap distal pancreatectomy LAP-VEGaS 14.5 vs 8, lap gastrectomy, lap chole

  2. 2
    TVASurg (Toronto Video Atlas of Surgery): HPB
    AnimationsFree · no loginIndependently endorsed

    Whipple variants, total pancreatectomy with PV reconstruction, ALPPS, lap hepatectomies, lap CBD exploration, Puestow, 3-part HPB anatomy

    Real operative footage with 3D anatomy overlays and chapter markers; plays with no login at all; built for HPB first

  3. 3
    SAGES TV (SAGES Video Library)
    Video libraryFree · no loginIndependently endorsed

    Lap/robotic Whipple, hepaticojejunostomy, foregut, hiatal hernia, bariatric, colorectal; SAGES meeting video loops

    Society-curated, thousands of MIS videos, plays on sages.org without login; residents' default for laparoscopic cases

  4. 4
    Touch Surgery (app)
    SimulatorFree part + paidIndependently endorsed

    Step-by-step 3D cognitive rehearsal of procedures incl. laparoscopic cholecystectomy modules

    Lap chole module has construct/face/content validity and an RCT showing skill transfer to a porcine lap chole

  5. 5
    Stanford HPB Surgery Video Library
    Video libraryFree · YouTube sign-inSolvedPGSS pick

    Open/lap/robotic Whipple, RAMPS, TPIAT, central pancreatectomy, PV reconstruction, necrosectomy, liver and biliary pages, 'How To' set-ups

    AWESOME FIND: curated by Stanford's HPB fellowship faculty (B. Visser), organised by organ and approach; the Pancreas page alone links 30 videos. No outside endorsement yet

95 items

Soft skill development

Module 1 - Basic and advanced laparoscopic skills

Trocar selection and placement (port placement)

Procedure

Endoscopic stapling (laparoscopic staplers)

Procedure

Intracorporeal circular stapled anastomosis

Procedure

Laparoscopic adhesiolysis

Procedure

Placement and fixation of prosthetic mesh

Procedure

Intraoperative endoscopy

Procedure(O) as marked (FNB)

Laparoscopic equipment

Laparoscopic monitor

Instrument

Laparoscopic telescopes (0 / 30 degree)

Instrument

Light cable (fibre-optic)

Instrument

Endocamera (camera head and control unit)

Instrument

CO2 insufflator

Instrument

Trocars (bladed, bladeless, optical)

Instrument

Energy sources

Monopolar cautery in laparoscopy

Instrument

Bipolar cautery / vessel sealer

Instrument

Ultrasonic dissector (harmonic scalpel)

Instrument

Troubleshooting in MAS

Objectives

Video learning

Administration

Module 1 / Module 4

Laparoscopic intraoperative ultrasound

Procedure(O) as marked (FNB); seen or assisted

Module 2 - Foregut and midgut

Oesophageal manometry interpretation

Interpretation

Gastric emptying study interpretation

Interpretation

Laparoscopic Heller myotomy

Procedureseen or assisted (FNB)

Laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair

Procedureseen or assisted (FNB)

Collis gastroplasty

Procedureseen or assisted (FNB)

Laparoscopic feeding jejunostomy

Procedureseen or assisted (FNB)

Laparoscopic small bowel resection with anastomosis

Procedureseen or assisted (FNB)

Imaging

PET scan interpretation

Interpretation

Module 2 - Bariatric

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

Procedureseen or assisted; bariatric surgery essential (FNB)

Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Procedureseen or assisted; bariatric surgery essential (FNB)

Module 3 - Hindgut

Defecography interpretation

Interpretation

Sigmoidoscopy / colonoscopy

Procedure

Anal manometry interpretation

Interpretation

Endorectal ultrasound

Interpretation

Laparoscopic appendicectomy

Procedureseen or assisted (FNB)

Laparoscopic ileocolic and colonic resections

Procedureseen or assisted (FNB)

Laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection

Procedureseen or assisted (FNB)

Laparoscopic anterior resection

Procedureseen or assisted (FNB)

Laparoscopic rectopexy

Procedureseen or assisted (FNB)

Module 4 - Hepatobiliary

HIDA scan interpretation

Interpretation

ERCP interpretation

Interpretation

Angiography interpretation

Interpretation

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Procedureseen or assisted (FNB)

Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration

Procedureseen or assisted (FNB)

Laparoscopic surgery for hydatid cyst

Procedureseen or assisted (FNB)

Module 5 - Solid organ

Hormone level and 24-hour urine studies (adrenal work-up)

Interpretation

MIBG scan interpretation

Interpretation

Renal scan interpretation

Interpretation

Laparoscopic adrenalectomy

Procedureseen or assisted (FNB)

Laparoscopic nephrectomy

Procedureseen or assisted; kidney optional (FNB)

Laparoscopic splenectomy

Procedureseen or assisted (FNB)

Laparoscopic cystogastrostomy

Procedureseen or assisted; pancreas optional (FNB)

Module 6 - Abdominal wall and groin hernia

Laparoscopic TEP inguinal hernia repair

Procedureseen or assisted (FNB)

Laparoscopic TAPP inguinal hernia repair

Procedureseen or assisted (FNB)

Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (IPOM)

Procedureseen or assisted (FNB)

MILOS repair

Procedurebe familiar (FNB)

Module 7 - Thoracic

Pulmonary function test interpretation

Interpretationoptional module (FNB)

Chest radiograph interpretation

Interpretationoptional module (FNB)

Bronchoscopy

Procedureoptional module (FNB)

VATS lung biopsy

Procedureseen or assisted; thoracic optional (FNB)

VATS pleural biopsy

Procedureseen or assisted; thoracic optional (FNB)

VATS excision of peripheral lung nodule

Procedureseen or assisted; thoracic optional (FNB)

Thoracoscopic sympathectomy

Procedureseen or assisted; thoracic optional (FNB)

Module 8 - Robotic

Teaching activities