Sibu Hospital is a 534-bedded tertiary and referral hospital for advanced specialised health care within the central region of Sarawak. Data from 2007 estimated that Sibu Hospital serves a population of at least 500 000 and this population is believed to have doubled to date.20 The department of general surgery is headed by a senior consultant surgeon (AD) and this department also serves as a training center for junior surgeons who have just completed their post-graduate qualifications. Under the tutelage of at least one senior consultant general surgeon, these junior surgeons are mentored through their early learning curves in performing major complicated surgeries, including LCs as it is the most common laparoscopic surgery being carried out in Sibu Hospital. Unpublished hospital data revealed that between 48 to 72 LCs are being performed annually since data collection began in 2010. Although major complications (e.g. adjacent organ injury) post-LC are rarely encountered in Sibu Hospital, relatively minor complications (e.g. excessive bleeding leading to prolonged theatre time) can still occur. In a bid to further reduce the complication rates of LC, we therefore decided to embark on a study to investigate any peri-operative advantage conferred on junior surgeons in performing LC using 3D visualisation as the majority of LCs in Sibu Hospital are carried out by junior surgeons.