Long-term bowel functional outcomes following anal sphincter-preserving surgery for upper and middle rectal cancer: a single-center longitudinal study
Purpose Despite advances in neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and anal sphincter-preserving surgery for rectal cancer, bowel dysfunction is still unavoidable and negatively affects patients’ quality of life. In this longitudinal study, we aimed to investigate the changes in bowel function with follow-up...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Coloproctology
2024-02-01
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Series: | Annals of Coloproctology |
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Online Access: | http://coloproctol.org/upload/pdf/ac-2022-01067-0152.pdf |