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Bijan Kumar Mukhopadhyay

ADVANTAGES OF DILIP-SARBANI KNOT Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and
• It is probably the simplest knot Gynecology, MNR Medical College; Dr Satya Prasad V,
• It takes the least possible time to make it Professor, Department of Anatomy, MNR Medical College;
• It can be used in general and laparoscopic surgery Dr Vani Latha, Dr. RK Mishra, Director, World Laparoscopy
• It is a good hemostatic knot Hospital, for their support. This knot is dedicated to my
• It is less complicated so that even a fresher can make it. parents (Dilip-Sarbani).

CONCLUSION REFERENCES
With above facts in mind it is concluded that Dilip- Sarabani 1. Knot. Wikipedia, free encyclopedia. Available from: http://en.
knot will be a highly innovative, easy knot that can be wikipedia.org/wiki/Knot.
used in general and laparoscopic surgeries. It will be of 2. Available from: http://www.theropepeople.com/Indexn.htm.
3. Hage JJ. Heraklas on knots: Sixteen surgical nooses and
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the efficacy of this new extracorporeal knot which shall 4. Edlich RF, Long WB III. Surgical knot tying manual (3rd ed).
form future study aspect. Covidien 2008;2-3.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR
The author thank Management of MNR Medical College Bijan Kumar Mukhopadhyay
and Hospital for their encouragement and my gratitude to Final Year Student, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MNR
Dr Chitra Patil, Prof and Head, Department of Obstetrics Medical College, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, e-mail:
and Gynecology, MNR Medical College; Dr N Bhavani, mukhopadhyaybijan@gmail.com

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