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What Are the Best Questionnaires To Capture Anorectal Function After Surgery in Rectal Cancer?
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- Comparing functional outcomes between transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) and laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (LaTME) for rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of colorectal disease · 2021Pooled it
- Conversations for providers caring for patients with rectal cancer: Comparison of long-term patient-centered outcomes for patients with low rectal cancer facing ostomy or sphincter-sparing surgery.CA: a cancer journal for clinicians · 2016Pooled it
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- Preferences for treatment outcomes in rectal cancer: A discrete choice experiment among patients and healthy volunteers.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2025Article
- Guideline for the assessment and management of gastrointestinal symptoms following colorectal surgery-A UEG/ESCP/EAES/ESPCG/ESPEN/ESNM/ESSO collaboration. Part I-Sequelae to oncological diseases.United European gastroenterology journal · 2024Article
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- Baseline characteristics and recruitment for SWOG S1820: altering intake, managing bowel symptoms in survivors of rectal cancer (AIMS-RC).Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Validation of Urdu Version of the Low Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS) Score.Indian journal of surgical oncology · 2023Article
- Effect of low anterior resection syndrome on quality of life in colorectal cancer patients: A retrospective observational study.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2023Article
- Validation of low anterior resection syndrome score in Brazil with Portuguese.Annals of coloproctology · 2023Article
- Patient-Reported Outcomes in Colorectal Surgery.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2023Review
- The evaluation of postoperative bowel dysfunction in Japanese patients with rectal cancer.Surgery today · 2023Article
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Abstract
With enhanced surgical techniques and neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer, survivorship issues are at the forefront of clinical practice and research. More and more patients are living with altered bowel habits following rectal cancer surgery. Sound assessment of anorectal function after rectal cancer surgery is the foundation for the continuing effort to explore the adverse effects of such surgery on bowel function, as well as for working towards reducing these effects. The quality of the assessment is predominantly determined by the instrument administered. This article reviews various questionnaires for capturing anorectal function after surgery in rectal cancer, discussing their attributes and suitability for different evaluation contexts.
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