Quality of life after sphincter preservation surgery or abdominoperineal resection for low rectal cancer (ASPIRE): A long-term prospective, multicentre, cohort study

Summary: Background: The long-term effects of radical resection on quality of life may influence the treatment selection. The objective of this study was to determine whether abdominoperineal resection has a better effect on the quality of life than sphincter preservation surgery at 3 years after s...

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Main Authors: Sung-Bum Kang, Jung Rae Cho, Seung-Yong Jeong, Jae Hwan Oh, Soyeon Ahn, Sunkyu Choi, Duck-Woo Kim, Bong Hwa Lee, Eui Gon Youk, Sung Chan Park, Seung Chul Heo, Doo-Seok Lee, Seung-Bum Ryoo, Ji Won Park, Hyoung-Chul Park, Sung-Min Lee, Sung Il Kang, Min Hyun Kim, Heung-Kwon Oh, Rumi Shin, Min Jung Kim, Kyoung Ho Lee, Young-Hoon Kim, Jae-Sung Kim, Keun-Wook Lee, Hye Seung Lee, Hyun Jung Kim, Young Soo Park, Dae Kyung Sohn, Kyu Joo Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666606520300870