title: A simple and rapid technique for suture ligation during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
abstract: During laparoscopic cholecystectomy, it is difficult to separate and resect an inflamed cystic duct. This difficulty derives mainly from the lack of a simple and rapid technique of manually ligating the cystic duct. We describe herein a technique that facilitates manual ligation using ordinary silk sutures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Saiseikai Yahata General Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moriyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugimachi
mesh_terms: D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013536:Suture Techniques