YS knot: A new technique for a tension-controlled slip knot using a trocar

Obstet Gynecol Sci. 2015 Mar;58(2):171-4. doi: 10.5468/ogs.2015.58.2.171. Epub 2015 Mar 16.

Abstract

The Yoon Soon (YS) knot is a laparoscopic extracorporeal slip knot that is easy to learn and apply. Our new technique, which uses the trocar as a knot pusher, is simpler, faster, and has more tension than conventional knot methods. The YS knot will help surgeons save operative time and perform tension-controlled knot-tying during laparoscopic surgery.

Keywords: Knot; Knot pusher; Laparoscopy; Surgical instruments; Tension.