Open AccessRelationship between diversion colitis and quality of life in rectal cancer
Author(s) -
Dong Nyoung Son,
Duck Joo Choi,
Si Uk Woo,
Jin Kim,
Bo Ra Keom,
ChulHwan Kim,
Se Jin Baek,
Seon Hahn Kim
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v19.i4.542
Subject(s) - medicine , ileostomy , endoscopy , colorectal cancer , incidence (geometry) , bloody , physical examination , histopathological examination , prospective cohort study , colectomy , quality of life (healthcare) , surgery , colitis , histology , gastroenterology , cancer , pathology , physics , nursing , optics
To investigated the incidence of diversion colitis (DC) and impact of DC symptoms on quality of life (QoL) after ileostomy reversal in rectal cancer.