Aim In low rectal cancers without sphincter involvement a permanent stoma can be avoided
without compromising oncological safety. Functional outcomes following coloanal …

Aim While postoperative C‐reactive protein (CRP) is used routinely as an early indicator of
anastomotic leak (AL), preoperative CRP remains to be established as a potential predictor …

Background The surgical resection of rectal carcinoma is associated with a high risk of
permanent stoma rate. Primary anastomosis rate is suggested to be higher in robot-assisted …

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 …

Aim Bowel dysfunction after colon cancer (CC) surgery is widely neglected in current follow
up programmes. This study explored changes in bowel function and quality of life (QoL) from …

Background The literature is inconclusive when comparing health-related quality of life
following restorative anterior resection (AR) compared with abdominoperineal resection …

The treatment of patients with localized rectal cancer is complex and requires input from a
multidisciplinary team. Baseline local staging and mismatch repair protein testing are vital to …

Objective The present study comparatively analyzed short-term clinical effectiveness and
long-term follow-up endpoints associated with robotic-assisted sphincter-preserving surgery …

Background Rectal cancer surgery risks causing bowel dysfunction, which has an important
impact on health-related quality of life. The validity of generic tools used to measure health …

This pilot qualitative study aimed to investigate exercise habits and assess defecatory
dysfunction among adult survivors of rectal cancer with and without stomas. Patients were …