title: A tripod device for an extracorporeal slipknot (Roeder knot).
abstract: New techniques and devices are developed constantly in laparoscopic surgery, and can be costly. With this simple tripod device, the cost of making an extracorporeal slipknot is reduced. The other advantage is that it makes the technique of creating a slipknot easy, so that it can be learned quickly not only by the surgeons but also by the nursing assistants.
authors.affiliation: General Surgical Unit, Ripas Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, Negara Brunei Darussalam.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Chua
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000191:economics; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*