Adequate [[training]] based on [[cadaveric dissection]] is essential to acquire a practical knowledge of surgical [[anatomy]] and microsurgical/endoscopic dissection techniques. [[Endoscopic procedure]]s for the treatment of pathologies of the [[skull base]] are becoming increasingly common. The endoscopic training curve for tool handling and detailed knowledge of the topographic anatomy of the skull base requires intensive training on cadavers before approaching living patients, which is why [[cadaver]] [[laboratory]] experience should be mandatory for every resident and surgeon preparing to use microsurgical and endoscopic techniques. 

Tschabitscher and Di Ieva describe the basic principles of the philosophy of anatomic dissection and the equipment necessary to set up an endoscopic cadaver [[laboratory]]
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