Author/Editor		Košir, Jurij Aleš; Grosek, Jan; Tomažič, Aleš; Norčič, Gregor
Title		Functional results after transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer
Type		članek
Vol. and No.		Letnik 2, št. 1
Publication year		2020
Volume		str. 31-35
ISSN		2591-2275
Language		eng
Abstract		Backgrounds. The main focus of treating rectal cancer is curing the disease. However, curing the disease is only one of the aspects of successful treatment. Treatment of rectal cancer can result in functional disturbances that may significantly impair the quality of patients' lives. As such, increasing emphasis is being placed on preserving the function of the pelvic organs. Our study examines the extent of bowel dysfunction and its impact on health-related quality of life after transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME).Methods. The Slovenian version of the low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) score was completed by rectal cancer patients that underwent TaTME between January 1st, 2017 and January 31st, 2019 at the Ljubljana University Medical Center. The questionnaire was sent to the patients and then returned via mail.Results. Out of 11 patients that were contacted for participation, 10 (90.9%) were included in the final analysis. Four of the patients reported major LARS, four patients reported minor LARS, and two patients reported no LARS. The mean LARS score was 28.2.Conclusion. Rectal cancer patients after TaTME seem to have acceptable impairment of anorectal function, but further studies are needed to confirm this.
Keywords		transanal total mesorectal excision low anterior resection syndrome rectal cancer transanalna skupna meorektalna ekscizija sindrom nizke anteriorne resekcije rak danke