Colorectal Surgery

Maximize Your MIS Options and Outcomes

Versatile surgeons aim to achieve the best patient outcomes using diverse surgical techniques. Hand access laparoscopic surgery (HALS) helps surgeons navigate complex procedures without compromising minimally invasive surgery (MIS) outcomes. Whether you need controlled exposure, rapid dissection or efficient mobilization of tissue, there’s no substitute for your hand.

Advance Your Practice With HALS

Extend MIS Outcomes

• Comparable length of stay^1-3,*

• Comparable pain and narcotic use^2,3,*

• Comparable post-op morbidity and mortality^2,3,*

Maximize Surgical Efficiency

• Shorter operating time^1-3,*

• Lower conversion rate^1-3,*

• Versatility in technique

* Compared to laparoscopic surgery

Gain the Upper Hand in Complex Cases

Do you have the upper hand in colorectal surgery? Navigate surgical limitations, including poor exposure and visibility, limited traction, and challenging tissue dissection, for the following cases and conditions:

Indications and Patient Characteristics

Advanced age
Complicated diverticulitis
High BMI
Inflammatory bowel disease
Significant comorbidities

Colorectal Procedures

Multi-quadrant procedures
- Left-sided procedures
- Subtotal colectomy
- Total proctocolectomy/colectomy
Emergency cases
Hartmann reversals
Reoperations

See HALS in Action

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Join an MIS Colorectal Course

Unlock advanced techniques to become a more versatile surgeon. This one-day, in-person course is designed for surgeons interested in expanding their MIS armamentarium for complex colorectal procedures. Receive a hands-on learning experience using cadavers and Simsei simulated tissue models in a small-group setting led by expert surgeons.

Hand Access Laparoscopic Surgery

Learn how to use the hand as a multi-faceted tool to overcome intraoperative obstacles and extend MIS outcomes to more of your patients.

Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery

Discover tips and tricks for maintaining pneumorectum, excising lesions, suturing, and overcoming procedural challenges in a hands-on lab setting.

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Watch On-Demand Webinars

Learn how transanal surgery has evolved from TAMIS to taTME and beyond. Plus, discover how experts use HALS in complex cases to expand MIS outcomes.

Webinar Topics:

Explore the evolution of transanal surgery, including TAMIS, taTME and emerging applications, such as anastomotic leak repair.
Discover advanced applications for hand-assisted surgery, including complex IBD, severe diverticulitis and high BMI patients.

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Featured Speakers:

Matthew Albert, MD

Roel Hompes, MD

What’s your game plan for complex colectomies? Our expert panel discusses how to select the right MIS approach for a wide array of left-sided disease.

Webinar Topics:

Managing advanced diverticulitis, high BMI patients and challenging rectal dissection
Leveraging multiple surgical approaches to maintain minimally invasive outcomes
Applying the clinical evidence associated with performing minimally invasive colectomies

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Featured Speakers:

David A. Kleiman, MD

Peter W. Marcello, MD

George Nassif, DO

Sonia Ramamoorthy, MD

Richard Whelan, MD

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Aalbers AG, Biere SS, van Berge Henegouwen MI, Bemelman WA. Hand-assisted or laparoscopic-assisted approach in colorectal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Surg Endosc. 2008;22(8):1769-1780. doi:10.1007/s00464-008-9857-4
Marcello PW, Fleshman JW, Milsom JW, et al. Hand-assisted laparoscopic vs. laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a multicenter, prospective, randomized trial. Dis Colon Rectum. 2008;51(6):818-828. doi:10.1007/s10350-008-9269-5

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