Stoma-related symptoms in patients operated for rectal cancer with abdominoperineal excision.

Adiela Correa MarinezElisabeth GonzálezKajsa HolmDavid BockMattias PrytzEva HaglindEva Haglind

Published in: International journal of colorectal disease (2016)

This study shows that most patients do not feel limited by their stoma 3 years after surgery for rectal cancer. Symptomatic parastomal hernia was associated with high BMI but not with the surgical technique.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
squamous cell carcinoma
body mass index
radiation therapy
weight loss