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ReviewInternational journal of colorectal disease2017

Sexual dysfunction following rectal cancer surgery.

V Celentano, R Cohen, J Warusavitarne, O Faiz, M Chand

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Review in International journal of colorectal disease, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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46citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
6.4field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 89 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Sexual Dysfunction after Colorectal Surgery.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2026
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  16. Longitudinal follow-up of sexual function after surgery for ultra-low rectal cancers located within 5 cm of the anal verge: A multicentre collaborative study.Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland · 2025
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  19. Sexual dysfunction in patients with cancer, a challenge in oncology practice: results of the CLARIFY project.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

V CelentanoDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Southwick Hill Rd, Portsmouth, PO6 3LY, UK. valeriocelentano@yahoo.it.
R CohenDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, University College London Hospitals, 235 Euston Rd, Bloomsbury, London, NW1 2BU, UK.
J WarusavitarneDepartment of Surgery, St. Mark's Hospital, Harrow, UK.
O FaizDepartment of Surgery, St. Mark's Hospital, Harrow, UK.
M ChandDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, University College London Hospitals, 235 Euston Rd, Bloomsbury, London, NW1 2BU, UK.
St Mark's Hospital · GBPortsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust · GBRoyal London Hospital · GBUniversity College London · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSexual and urological problems after surgery for rectal cancer are common, multifactorial, inadequately discussed, and untreated. The urogenital function is dependent on dual autonomic sympathetic and parasympathetic innervation, and four key danger zones exist that are at risk for nerve damage during colorectal surgery: one of these sites is in the abdomen and three are in the pelvis. The aim of this study is to systematically review the epidemiology of sexual dysfunction following rectal cancer surgery, to describe the anatomical basis of autonomic nerve-preserving techniques, and to explore the scientific evidence available to support the laparoscopic or robotic approach over open surgery.

methodsAccording to the PRISMA guidelines, a comprehensive literature search of studies evaluating sexual function in patients undergoing rectal surgery for cancer was performed in Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register of controlled trials.

resultsAn increasing number of studies assessing the incidence and prevalence of sexual dysfunction following multimodality treatment for rectal cancer has been published over the last 30 years. Significant heterogeneity in the prevalence of sexual dysfunction is reported in the literature, with rates between 5 and 90%.

conclusionsThere is no evidence to date in favor of any surgical approach (open vs laparoscopic vs robotic). Standardized diagnostic tools should be routinely used to prospectively assess sexual function in patients undergoing rectal surgery.

Indexed as

Postoperative ComplicationsSexual Dysfunction, PhysiologicalAbdomenAutonomic Nervous SystemDigestive System Surgical ProceduresHumansIntraoperative ComplicationsPelvisRectal NeoplasmsRisk AdjustmentColorectal surgeryErectile dysfunctionNerve sparing surgeryRectal cancerSexual dysfunction

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PMID28497404
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