The burden of low anterior resection syndrome on quality of life in patients with mid or low rectal cancer.

Ali BohlokCamille MercierFikri BouazzaMaria Gomez GaldonLuigi MorettiVincent DonckierIssam El NakadiLiberale Gabriel

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2019)

LARS is a frequent occurrence after LAR and TME for rectal cancer (72.1%) and is more prevalent in morbidly obese patients. However, the occurrence of LARS does not appear to have a direct impact on QoL except for the occurrence of diarrhea.

Keyphrases

obese patients
rectal cancer
bariatric surgery
risk assessment
locally advanced
gastric bypass
roux en y gastric bypass
weight loss
squamous cell carcinoma
case report
radiation therapy