title: Low cost endo-loop for rural surgeons.
abstract: Readymade endo-loops can make laparoscopic surgery convenient and faster. Commercially made endo-loops are expensive. We describe a method of making low-cost endo-loops from materials available in the operating room.
authors.affiliation: Director of Medical Services, SEESHA, Karunya Rural Community Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gnanaraj
mesh_terms: D001062:Appendectomy / Q000379:methods; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000379:methods*; D012424:Rural Population; D066231:Surgeons; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013537:Sutures / Q000191:economics*
keywords: Low cost; endo-loop; laparoscopic