Cholecystectomy is a commonly performed operation but there is still controversy whether dissection of the gall bladder should proceed from the fundus to the cystic duct or in the opposite direction. In usual practice the fundus-first method is adopted whenever difficulty is encountered in visualizing the anatomy of the cystic duct and Calot's triangle. Akhough haemorrhage is a little greater than with the duct-first method the risk of damage to the common bile duct or right hepatic artery is minimized. This article describes a brief experience with thirty randomized patients in whom cholecystectomies were performed with planned fundus-first approach. MJAFI 1996; 52 : 79-82