title: The controversy regarding hand-assisted colorectal resection.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Whelan
mesh_terms: D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery*; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*