Abstract:Background / objectiveHALS technique has provided all the benefits of a minimal invasive surgery, is a safe and effective procedure. Our study was aimed to describe characteristics of patients admitted to Institute of Oncology, Vilnius University due to left sided colon and rectal cancer for hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS), colorectal resections performed, intraoperative, postoperative, incision and trocar site long-term clinical outcomes.Laparoscopic colectomy is avoided because of its technical dif… Show more
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