title: Gasless hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer: an option for poor cardiopulmonary reserve.
abstract: Gasless hand-assisted surgery, an alternative technique for colorectal cancer, is described. The abdomen is lifted by two metal disks especially designed for this procedure. The gasless condition evokes no hazard from pneumoperitoneum, and the procedure is greatly simplified by the hand assistance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery II, Hiroshima University Faculty of Medicine, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mitsuta
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshihara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohshiro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okajima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asahara
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dohi
mesh_terms: D002302:Cardiac Output; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D018579:Patient Selection; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D013523:Surgical Equipment