Open AccessComparison of Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Abdominoperineal Extirpation or Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer
Author(s) -
M. Grumann,
Eva M. Noack,
Ingo A. Hoffmann,
Peter M. Schlag
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200102000-00001
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominoperineal resection , quality of life (healthcare) , constipation , defecation , multivariate analysis , surgery , post hoc analysis , colorectal cancer , cancer , nursing
To evaluate the quality of life (QoL) in patients undergoing anterior resection (AR) or abdominoperineal extirpation (APE) for rectal cancer in a sample of patients recruited from a field trial.