Open AccessEffect of lateral lymph node dissection on the quality of life and genitourinary function after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer
Author(s) -
Ryun Ha,
Boram Park,
Sung Chan Park,
Hee Jin Chang,
Jae Hwan Oh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of surgical treatment and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.559
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2288-6796
pISSN - 2288-6575
DOI - 10.4174/astr.2021.100.2.109
Subject(s) - total mesorectal excision , medicine , colorectal cancer , lymph node , dissection (medical) , genitourinary system , quality of life (healthcare) , chemoradiotherapy , prostate cancer , surgery , cancer , urology , nursing
This study was performed to evaluate the quality of life and genitourinary function after total mesorectal excision with lateral lymph node dissection compared to those after total mesorectal excision alone following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer.