Hand-assisted laparoscopic colorectal surgery (HALS) at a community hospital: A prospective analysis of 104 consecutive cases

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1077-1082

  Schadde, E ^a   Smith, D ^a   Alkoraishi, A S ^b   Begos, D G ^c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^c Commonwealth Surgical Associates ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal surgery; Colectomy; Hand assisted laparoscopic surgery; Handoscopy; Laparoscopy; Learning curve; Minimally invasive surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVERTICULITIS; FEMALE; HAND ASSISTED LAPAROSCOPIC COLORECTAL SURGERY; HEMICOLECTOMY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; OPERATION DURATION; POLYP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

COLECTOMY; COLONIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33746044497     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-006-2002-3     Document Type: Article

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