title: The pocket laser pointer as a teaching tool in laparoscopic surgery.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Texas, Houston Medical School 77030, USA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Ursic
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Coates
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Fischer
mesh_terms: D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007834:Lasers; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods