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Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL.Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has brought significant benefits to patients undergoing surgical treatment [On the contrary to open surgery, the MIS learning curve is often hindered by the fact that instructions can only be given verbally due to distance, ergonomics, and sterility of the operating room (OR) [Today, MIS training can be performed outside the OR using virtual reality (VR) simulators and box trainers [Using a telestration model with augmented reality (AR) has shown benefits in surgical performance in medical students without MIS experience [The study's primary aim was to assess whether the iSurgeon has positive learning effects on MIS training in trainees with basic MIS experience performing repetitive ex vivo porcine LC compared to conventional verbal instructions.