RT Journal
A1 Rosser JC, Jr
T1 HAnd-assisted laparoscopic surgery—invited critique
JF Archives of Surgery
JO Archives of Surgery
YR 2003
FD February 1
VO 138
IS 2
SP 141
OP 141
DO 10.1001/archsurg.138.2.141
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.138.2.141
AB 
Probably the most credible reason to embrace these appliances is that they may help to prevent the conversion of a laparoscopic to an open procedure. However, a 7-cm incision, suggested in the manuscript as being necessary to use the device, is suspect at best. Many surgeons would need a larger incision. With this in mind, some would argue that an open procedure using standard equipment could be performed without added expense.