Open AccessHand-assisted laparoscopic colorectal surgery: Initial experience of a single surgeon
Author(s) -
Abdul-Wahed Nasir Meshikhes,
Mokhtar El Tair,
Thabit Al Ghazal
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.74444
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , colorectal cancer , anastomosis , laparoscopy , colorectal surgery , laparoscopic surgery , prospective cohort study , general surgery , blood loss , abdominal surgery , cancer
As totally laparoscopic colorectal surgery is considered challenging and technically demanding with a long steep learning curve, we adopted hand-assisted laparoscopic colorectal surgery as a bridge to totally laparoscopic assisted colorectal surgery. This prospective study aims to highlight the initial experience of a single surgeon with this technique.