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Self-reported wellbeing and body image after abdominoperineal excision for rectal cancer

PURPOSE: Patients with low rectal cancer are often operated with an abdominoperineal excision (APE) rendering them a permanent stoma. The surgical procedure itself, the cancer diagnosis, and the permanent stoma might all affect quality of life. The aim of this study was to explore wellbeing and body...

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Autores principales: González, Elisabeth, Holm, Kajsa, Wennström, Berith, Haglind, Eva, Angenete, Eva
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5031731/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27506432
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00384-016-2628-0