Clinical Utility and Characteristics of the LARS Score Compared to the CCIS.
Emi AkizukiKenji OkitaAi NodaTetsuhiro TsurumaHidefumi NishimoriKenichi SasakiMasami KimuraToshihiko NishidateKoichi OkuyaAtsushi HamabeMasayuki IshiiIchiro TakemasaPublished in: World journal of surgery (2022)
This is the first study to determine the difference in the numeric values between the CCIS and LS. The LS can be a convenient tool for LARS screening, identifying a wide range of patients with LARS, including those with incontinence evaluated by CCIS. Assessment using the CCIS may often underestimate LARS.
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