Can differences in bowel function after surgery for rectal cancer be identified by the European organization for research and treatment of cancer quality of life instrument?

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1727-1734

  Neuman, Heather B ^a   Schrag, Deborah ^a   Cabral, Cynthia ^a   Weiser, Martin R ^a   Paty, Philip B ^a   Guillem, Jose G ^a   Minsky, Bruce D ^a   Wong, W Douglas ^a   Temple, Larissa K ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bowel function; EORTC; Quality of life; Rectal cancer; Sphincter preserving surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANUS SPHINCTER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RECTUM CANCER; SOCIAL STATUS; STUDENT T TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEFECATION; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249001693     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-006-9283-6     Document Type: Article

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