Title |
Quality of life after rectal resection for cancer, with or without permanent colostomy.
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Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, December 2012
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DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd004323.pub4 |
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Authors |
Jørn Pachler, Peer Wille‐Jørgensen |
Abstract |
For almost one hundred years abdominoperineal excision has been the standard treatment of choice for rectal cancer. With advances in the techniques for rectal resection and anastomosis, anterior resection with preservation of the sphincter function has become the preferred treatment for rectal cancers, except for those cancers very close to the anal sphincter. The main reason for this has been the conviction that the quality of life for patients with a colostomy after abdominoperineal excision was poorer than for patients undergoing an operation with a sphincter-preserving technique. However, patients having sphincter-preserving operations may experience symptoms affecting their quality of life that are different from stoma-patients. |
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Student > Master | 35 | 12% |
Researcher | 34 | 12% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 25 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 21 | 7% |
Other | 59 | 21% |
Unknown | 72 | 25% |
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Psychology | 14 | 5% |
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Computer Science | 3 | 1% |
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Unknown | 86 | 30% |