title: A two-person, two-handed technique for laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
abstract: This manuscript describes a technique of laparoscopic cholecystectomy which permits the surgeon to use both hands. The technique can be modified to accommodate both right- and left-handed surgeons. Advantages we have appreciated in performing over 100 procedures in this manner include a less crowded operating environment, a less costly operating team, and a resident assistant closer to the patient with two hands available so that he or she can better develop the co-ordination necessary to assume increasing responsibility for the procedure.
authors.affiliation: DeRoy Surgical Research Laboratory, Sinai Hospital, Detroit, MI 48235.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pleatman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saxe
mesh_terms: D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000379:methods*; D013502:General Surgery; D006801:Humans; D010823:Physician Assistants