Controversy of hand-assisted laparoscopic colorectal surgery

Table 1 Published studies comparing hand-assisted laparoscopic colorectal surgery with open colorectal surgery

Study, yr	Patients (HALC vs open)	Indication	Procedure	OT (min)	Blood loss (mL)	Analgesia narcotics or POD	Diet (POD)	Complications	LOS (d)
Maartense et al[17], 2004	30 vs 30	UC and FAP	RPIPAA	214 vs 133	262 vs 300	30 mg vs 31 mg	6 vs 7	20% vs 17%	10 vs 11
Chung et al[16], 2007	41 vs 40	Cancer	R. colectomy	110 vs 97	35 vs 50	19 mg vs 54 mg	3 vs 3	9.7% vs 22.5%	7 vs 9
Kang et al[18], 2004	30 vs 30	Benign and malignant CR diseases	Colectomies (R, L and total), AP	169 vs 172	193 vs 84	2.6 d vs 3.3 d	3.7 vs 4.4	13% vs 30%	8 vs 10

UC: Ulcerative colitis; FAP: Familial adenomatous polyposis; RPIPAA: Restorative proctocolectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis; OT: Operative time; POD: Postoperative day; HALC: Hand-assisted laparoscopic colectomy; R: Right; L: Left; AP: Anterior resection; CR: Colorectal.