@article{ALES5059,
author = {John V. Gahagan and Kelly A. Garrett},
title = {Hand-assisted laparoscopic colon resection: review of literature and technique},
journal = {Annals of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery},
volume = {4},
number = {0},
year = {2019},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) provides an important tool in the repertoire of a colorectal surgeon. It combines the advantages of both minimally invasive surgery and conventional open surgery. This technique offers similar short- and long-term benefits to that of straight laparoscopic procedures. HALS may shorten operative times and allow surgeons to perform a minimally invasive colorectal resection in a patient with high body mass index (BMI), bulky disease, a hostile abdomen that may otherwise be too difficult to complete laparoscopically.},
issn = {2518-6973}, url = {https://ales.amegroups.org/article/view/5059}
}