Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery versus laparoscopic right colectomy: a meta-analysis

Abstract Objective The objective of this study is to systematically assess the clinical efficacy of hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) and laparoscopic right colectomy (LRC). Methods The randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and non-RCTs were collected by searching electronic databases (Pubmed,...

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Main Authors: Guosen Wang, Jianping Zhou, Weiwei Sheng, Ming Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-017-1277-2