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Maintaining anorectal function in patients with rectal cancer using biofeedback training

Author(s) -

Andrea M. Stringer

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

annals of translational medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2305-5847

pISSN - 2305-5839

DOI - 10.21037/atm.2019.12.84

Subject(s) - biofeedback , medicine , anal sphincter , sphincter , colorectal cancer , function (biology) , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , cancer , surgery , biology , evolutionary biology

Liu et al . (1) have studied the effects of biofeedback training in maintaining intestinal function in patients with rectal cancer. This study is important, as loss of intestinal control and function following sphincter preserving surgery can be common, and there is a growing number of articles investigating the effectiveness of biofeedback training with promising results (1,2).

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