Long-Term Functional Outcome After Early vs. Late Stoma Closure in Rectal Cancer Surgery: Sub-analysis of the Multicenter FORCE Trial.
V M MeyerN BoschJ A G van der HeijdenA J Kalkdijk-DijkstraJ P E N PierieG L BeetsP M A BroensB R KlarenbeekH L van WestreenenPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal cancer (2024)
Timing of stoma closure does not appear to affect long-term bowel function and quality of life, except for body image. To improve functional outcome, attention should be focused on other contributing factors.