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A newly designed single dissector useful for laparoscopic cholecystectomy

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We developed a modified dissector capable of carrying out a one-hand operation involving three fundamental functions: grasping, sharp or blunt dissection, and dividing the tissues. With this single dissector, laparoscopic cholecystectomy can be rapidly and safely performed without changing the forceps or instruments through the trocar.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Saiseikai Yahata General Hospital, 805, Kitakyushu, Japan

    S. Kitano & M. Moriyama

  2. Department of Surgery II, Kyushu University, Faculty of Medicine, 812, Fukuoka, Japan

    S. Kitano & K. Sugimachi

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Kitano, S., Iso, Y., Moriyama, M. et al. A newly designed single dissector useful for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surg Endosc 6, 144–146 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02309089

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