Hand-assisted versus straight laparoscopy for colorectal surgery - a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Ashley O Frois Yeqian Huang Christopher John Young

Published in: International journal of colorectal disease (2022)

Hand-assisted laparoscopy is a suitable alternative to straight laparoscopy with benefits and risks. While there are many cohort studies comparing HALS and LAP, more RCTs would be needed for a better quality of evidence.

Keyphrases

robot assisted
quality improvement
risk assessment