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Long-term assessment of anorectal function after extensive resection of the internal anal sphincter for treatment of low-lying rectal cancer near the anus

Objectives: Intersphincteric resection (ISR) for low-lying rectal cancer (LRC) may induce major problems associated with anorectal function. In this study, we assessed the severity of ISR-induced impairment in anorectal function. Methods: In total, 45 patients followed up regularly ≥2 years after di...

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Autores principales: Shiokawa, Hiroyuki, Funahashi, Kimihiko, Kaneko, Hironori, Teramoto, Tatsuo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japan Society of Coloproctology 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6768681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31583297
http://dx.doi.org/10.23922/jarc.2016-002