Coding the issue: low anterior resection syndrome following rectal cancer treatment [PDF]
Frontiers in SurgeryCameron N. Fick +8 more
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Low Anterior Resection Syndrome: Pathophysiology, Risk Factors, and Current Management
The Ewha Medical Journal, 2022 Low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) is a condition of anorectal dysfunction that occurs frequently following anal sphincter-preserving surgery for rectal cancer and can reduce the quality of life. In this review,
Seung Mi Yeo, Gyung Mo Son
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Low Anterior Resection Syndrome Evaluation and Management. [PDF]
Clin Colon Rectal SurgAbstractLow anterior resection syndrome (LARS) is a constellation of symptoms consisting of stool or flatus incontinence, urgency, and/or clustering of bowel movements. Up to 80% of patients experience these symptoms after sphincter-sparing surgery for rectal cancer with concomitant decrease in quality of life.
Linhares SM, Mongiu AK.
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Optimal management of seizures associated with tuberous sclerosis complex: current and emerging options. [PDF]
, 2014 Seizures are clinically significant manifestations associated with 79%-90% of patients with tuberous sclerosis complex. Often occurring within the first year of life in the form of infantile spasms, seizures interfere with neuropsychiatric, social, and ...
Fallah, Aria, Wang, Shelly
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Factors influencing anterior/low anterior resection syndrome after rectal or sigmoid resections
TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, 2021 Sphincter-preserving surgery is one of the main goals in the treatment of rectal cancer because it improves the quality of life (QoL). However, some patients may experience disrupted symptoms called anterior or low anterior resection syndrome (LARS).
Sami BENLİ +2 more
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The Effect of Anastomotic Leakage on the Incidence and Severity of Low Anterior Resection Syndrome in Patients Undergoing Proctectomy: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis [PDF]
Annals of Coloproctology, 2021 Purpose Proctectomy for the treatment of rectal cancer results in inevitable changes to bowel habits. Symptoms such as fecal incontinence, constipation, and tenesmus are collectively referred to as low anterior resection syndrome (LARS).
Sungjin Kim +3 more
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Slovenian Journal of Public Health, 2019 The purpose of this study was to translate the low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) score into Slovenian and to test its validity on Slovenian patients who underwent low anterior rectal resection.
Grosek Jan +5 more
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High-Flow Vascular Malformations in Children. [PDF]
, 2020 Children can have a variety of intracranial vascular anomalies ranging from small and incidental with no clinical consequences to complex lesions that can cause substantial neurologic deficits, heart failure, or profoundly affect development. In contrast
Abla, Adib A +8 more
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Synthetic versus biological mesh-related erosion after laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy. A systematic review [PDF]
, 2017 Purpose: This review reports the incidence of mesh-related erosion after ventral mesh rectopexy to determine whether any difference exists in the erosion rate between synthetic and biological mesh. Methods: A systematic search of the MEDLINE and the Ovid
Balla, Andrea +5 more
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International Validation of the Low Anterior Resection Syndrome Score [PDF]
Annals of Surgery, 2014 The aims of this study were to investigate the convergent and discriminative validity and reliability of the low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) score in an international setting.The LARS score is a simple self-administered questionnaire measuring bowel dysfunction after rectal cancer surgery.
Juul, Therese +12 more
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