• J-C Kang, M-H Chung, P-C Chao, C-C Yeh, C-W Hsiao, T-Y Lee, and S-W Jao.
• Division of Colorectal Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, 325 Section 2, Cheng-Kong Road, Nei-Hu Dis 114, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
• Surg Endosc. 2004 Apr 1;18(4):577-81.

BackgroundWe compared the perioperative parameters and outcomes achieved with hand-assisted laparoscopic colectomy (HALC) vs open colectomy (OC) for the management of benign and malignant colorectal disease, including cancer patients treated with curative intent.MethodsSixty eligible patients were randomized to either HALC (n = 30) or OC (n = 30) treatment groups. We used Pearson's chi-square and two-sample t-tests to compare the differences in demographics and perioperative parameters.ResultsThere were no significant differences in age, gender distribution, disease pattern, operative procedure, comorbidity, or history of abdominal surgery. The HALC patients had significantly shorter hospital stays and incision lengths, faster recovery of gastrointestinal function, less analgesic use and blood loss, and lower pain scores on postoperative days 1, 3, and 14. There were no significant differences in operative time, complications, or time to return to normal activity.ConclusionHand-assisted laparoscopic colectomy (HALC) is safe and produces better therapeutic results in terms of perioperative parameters than OC.

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