Prospective Evaluation of Quality of Life of Patients Receiving Either Abdominoperineal Resection or Sphincter-Preserving Procedure for Rectal Cancer
- 4 February 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Vol. 12 (2) , 117-123
Abstract
Background Study results on quality of life (QoL) between patients receiving an anterior resection (AR) or abdominoperineal resection (APR) for rectal cancer vary greatly. A main reason is grounded in...Keywords
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