title: Inexpensive retraction technique for advanced laparoscopic procedures.
abstract: The described technique offers surgeons an inexpensive simple way to hold intraperitoneal structures in position for long periods with minimal trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine at Peoria, USA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Crawford
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D013537:Sutures