The pocket laser pointer as a teaching tool in laparoscopic surgery.
The common pen-sized laser pointer can be used during laparoscopic procedures to indicate landmarks on the video screen and facilitate communication between surgeon and the assistants. We describe a simple and inexpensive technique that allows scrubbed members of the surgical team to use the laser pointer without the need to sterilize the instrument.
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Department of Surgery, University of Texas, Houston Medical School 77030, USA.
Coates
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Fischer
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D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007834:Lasers; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods