title: A modification of dissection technique for a safer laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
abstract: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been associated with a rise in the rate of bile duct injury. A simple modification of a dissection technique that enables safer laparoscopic cholecystectomy is presented. This modification has resulted in a decreased risk of injury to the bile ducts and associated vasculature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Taunton and Somerset Hospital, Musgrove Park, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Eyre-Brook
mesh_terms: D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000293:injuries; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control