Zhongguo Yi Xue Ke Xue Yuan Xue Bao
October 2013
Objective: To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) vs. open surgery (OS) for portal hypertension.
Methods: Relevant literature was retrieved from databases including PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, Chinese Journal Full Text Database, Chinese Vip Datebase, and Chinese Wanfang.