title: Laparoscopic intracorporeal square-to-slip knot.
abstract: We review a laparoscopic, intracorporeal technique of securing the square knot. It is useful when a surgeon's knot is insufficient to maintain tissue approximation. Advantages include the use of standard tying methods, lack of extracorporeal knot creation or need for a pushing device, and ability to secure the knot in difficult locations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California 94143-0738, USA.
authors.forename: Maxwell V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Marshall L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Stoller
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000601:surgery; D010535:Laparoscopy; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery