title: Easyloop knot: a simple and safe extracorporeal knot.
abstract: Thorough knowledge of laparoscopic suturing is of great importance to the laparoscopic surgeon, especially during the performance of advanced laparoscopic procedures. Intracorporeal and extracorporeal knot tying enhances the technical capabilities of the laparoscopic access, thus extending the spectrum of laparoscopic procedures to that of open surgery. We describe herein a new extracorporeal knot designed with an emphasis on simplicity and safety.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Athens University, Athens Medical School, Hippocrateion Hospital, Q. Sophia 114, 11527, Athens, Greece. mpattas@yahoo.gr
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pattas
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Theodorou
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lagoudianakis
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Filis
authors.forename: Evangelos
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Menenakos
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Leandros
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D012449:Safety; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures; D013718:Tensile Strength