Abstract

  It is unknown whether there is clinical relevance between the skills of laparoscopic surgery and the experience of transurethral and open surgery.
  We assessed the results of various tasks performed using a laparoscopic virtual reality training system （LapVR^Ⓡ）for urological surgeons. Fourteen urological surgeons performed tasks using the LapVR^Ⓡ. The relation between the results of the tasks and the number of experiences of surgery was investigated. Statistically significant inverse correlations were observed between the ratio of right to left hand length of movement and the number of radical cystectomies conducted. This inverse correlation disappeared later in training.
  The experience of urological surgery may have a good influence on the results of some tasks of the LapVR^Ⓡ. This implies that all urological surgeries and experiences promote laparoscopic surgery skills.