Temporal Changes of Low Anterior Resection Syndrome Score after Sphincter Preservation: A Prospective Cohort Study on Repetitive Assessment of Rectal Cancer Patients.

Conclusion: Overall, the LARS score improves in the majority of patients after 18 months, with low tumor height and radiation adversely affecting them. Our results may be useful in more accurately define the postoperative "functional course" of rectal cancer patients and in aiding their consultation on expected functional outcome. PMID: 33491509 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Investigative Surgery - Category: Surgery Tags: J Invest Surg Source Type: research