Predictive Factors for Bowel Dysfunction After Sphincter-Preserving Surgery for Rectal Cancer: A Single-Center Cross-sectional Study

CONCLUSIONS: Bowel function recovers with time after the restoration of bowel continuity. A short time interval, handsewn anastomosis, preoperative chemoradiation, and ileostomy were significantly associated with poor bowel function or major fecal incontinence. Surgeons should discuss postoperative bowel dysfunction and its predictive factors with the patients. See Video Abstract at http://links.lww.com/DCR/A930.
Source: Diseases of the Colon and Rectum - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Original Contributions: Colorectal Cancer Source Type: research