Validation of the Japanese Version of the Low Anterior Resection Syndrome Score. [PDF]
World J Surg, 2018 AbstractBackgroundThe low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) score is a patient‐reported outcome measure to evaluate the severity of bowel dysfunction after rectal cancer surgery by scoring the major symptoms of LARS. The aim of this study was to translate the English version of the LARS score into Japanese and to investigate the validity and ...
Akizuki E +10 more
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Does the Low Anterior Resection Syndrome Score Accurately Represent the Impact of Bowel Dysfunction on Health-Related Quality of Life? [PDF]
J Gastrointest Surg, 2023 Bowel dysfunction after rectal cancer surgery is common, but its effect on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is complex. Objective measures of bowel function may not be a good representation on the actual impact on HRQOL. Therefore, the objective of this study is to determine whether there are differences between patient-reported bowel-related ...
Wang A +5 more
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Validation of Portuguese version of the low anterior resection syndrome score
Journal of Coloproctology, 2019 Objective: The authors aim to perform a thorough translation with cultural adaptation of the patient reported outcome tool, Low Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS) Score, to the Portuguese language (LARS-PT) in the Portuguese population with rectal cancer,
Nuno José Rama +3 more
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Case Report: Sufficient pelvic floor muscle function can retain acceptable postoperative defecation function after in-situ anal reconstruction surgery in patients with ultra-low rectal/anal cancer [PDF]
Frontiers in SurgeryBackgroundPatients with ultra-low rectal cancer/anal canal cancer generally undergo abdominoperineal resection with sigmoid colostomy. Patients commonly experience poor quality of life postoperatively, often feeling that their dignity is compromised ...
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Journal of Investigative Surgery, 2022 Background: There is a relative shortage of studies directly addressing the postoperative rectal cancer patients’ evacuatory dysfunction, as estimated by the low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) score at repeated assessment time-points.
George E. Theodoropoulos +5 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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Post-radiation levator ani atrophy is associated with worse Low Anterior Resection Syndrome score after nonoperative management for locally advanced rectal cancer: a potential MRI biomarker [PDF]
Frontiers in OncologyBackgroundNonoperative management is increasingly offered to patients who achieve a complete clinical response to neoadjuvant therapy for rectal cancer.
Rehema J. Thomas +5 more
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K-LARS trial: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial evaluating a knowledge-enhanced digital intervention to prevent low anterior resection syndrome in Korea [PDF]
BMJ OpenIntroduction Low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) is a common functional complication after sphincter-preserving surgery for rectal cancer that significantly impairs the quality of life.
Dae Kyung Sohn +4 more
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Asian Journal of Surgery, 2016 Background/Objective: Defective defecation function, also known as low anterior resection syndrome (LARS), is a common problem after surgical treatment of rectal cancer that has a detrimental effect on quality of life.
Patomphon Ekkarat +3 more
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‘French LARS score’: validation of the French version of the low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) score for measuring bowel dysfunction after sphincter-preserving surgery among rectal cancer patients: a study protocol [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2020 Introduction Many bowel problems following low anterior resection (LAR) for rectal cancer considerably impair the quality of life (QoL) of patients. The LAR syndrome (LARS) scale is a self-report questionnaire to identify and assess bowel dysfunction ...
Rémy Morello +9 more
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