Functional Outcomes and Quality of Life in Patients Managed With Organ Preservation Following Total Neoadjuvant Therapy for Rectal Cancer—A Historical Cohort Study
Despite retaining the irradiated rectum, patients managed with organ preservation after TNT experience a higher QoL with much lower, but not absent, rates of bowel and bladder dysfunction.
Authors
- Thuy‐My Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1385-7260)
- Luke Traeger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0327-7334)
- Tracy R. Fitzsimmons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1029-8352)
- Tarik Sammour
- Michelle Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2746-342X)
Institutions
- Royal Adelaide Hospital (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ANZ Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.70309
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.18
Funders
- Royal Adelaide Hospital