Helping Hand Of Hybrid Surgery Benefits Colorectal Patients

Despite rapid strides in minimally invasive surgical techniques — most notably, laparoscopy — traditional open surgery remains the most common surgical option across the United States for people with diseases of the rectum and colon. A newer, third option is a hybrid — hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS).

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Filed under: Colorectal Cancer on April 18th, 2009