Fig. 1

Basic surgical techniques. A Table of exercises in the skills lab ex vivo and animal surgery in vivo B Exemplary picture of the exercise “General knot and suture techniques” C Exemplary picture of the exercise “Tissue dissection” D Exemplary picture of the exercise “End-to-end anastomosis of the small bowel” C Exemplary picture of the exercise “Ileostomy with abdominal wall simulator”