Quality of life and function after rectal cancer surgery with and without sphincter preservation

Quality of life and function after rectal cancer surgery with and without sphincter preservation

Despite improvements in surgical techniques, functional outcomes and quality of life after therapy for rectal cancer remain suboptimal. We sought to prospectively evaluate the effect of bowel, bladder, and sexual functional outcomes on health-related quality of life (QOL) in patients with restorativ...

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Main Authors: Emmanouil P. Pappou, Larissa K. Temple, Sujata Patil, J. Joshua Smith, Iris H. Wei, Garrett M. Nash, José G. Guillem, Maria Widmar, Martin R. Weiser, Philip B. Paty, Deborah Schrag, Julio Garcia-Aguilar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
rectal cancer
LARS – low anterior resektion syndrom
patient reported clinical outcomes
quality of Life
MSKCC = memorial sloan–kettering cancer center
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.944843/full

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