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The goal of surgical treatment for rectal carcinoma is cure with preservation of body image and anorectal, urinary, and sexual function. However, this goal may not be obtainable in all patients and disease recurrence, the need for a permanent stoma, as well as alterations in anorectal, urinary, and sexual function may occur. In this chapter we will review the functional results following surgical treatment for rectal adenocarcinoma; we will also report on a data-gathering protocol which we use at the University of Chicago to help in the analysis of postoperative function.
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Michelassi, F., Mhoon, D.A. (1997). Functional Results Following Rectal Surgery: A Review. In: Søreide, O., Norstein, J. (eds) Rectal Cancer Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60514-7_25
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