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Is evaluation by questionnaires sufficient to cover all aspects of bowel symptoms in rectal cancer patients after low anterior resection?

Anne AsnongAndre D'HooreAlbert M WolthuisYves Van MolhemBart Van GeluweNele DevoogdtAn De GroefTessa De VriezeLore DamsInge Geraerts
Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2022)
Although the LARS questionnaire and the COREFO questionnaire are reliable and valid for measuring low anterior resection syndrome after rectal cancer, our results show that there are no strong associations with the stool diary. Therefore, we can conclude that there is additional clinical information to be obtained from the stool diary. In order to evaluate all aspects of low anterior resection syndrome, we suggest the addition of a stool diary or a combination of different measurement methods during patient follow-up.
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