Bowel Function in Survivors of Rectal Cancer Managed with Watch-and-Wait Versus Surgery
Surgery and female sex are associated with significantly worse bowel function in rectal cancer survivors. The WW cohort demonstrated more complex symptom patterns, supporting concurrent use of MSK-BFI and LARS until a WW-specific tool is developed. A larger, prospective study is underway to investigate the findings further.
Authors
- John Leung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1834-9131)
- David A. Wattchow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0180-7335)
- Paul Hollington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6622-0060)
- Sina Vatandoust (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4815-0994)
- Christos S. Karapetis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1741-996X)
- Luigi Sposato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5039-1236)
- Amitesh Roy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3583-7981)
- Gang Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2540-8232)
- Michael Michael (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5954-7105)
- Dayan de Fontgalland
- Shahid Ullah
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Flinders University (AU)
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (AU)
- Flinders Medical Centre (AU)
- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer
- Published
- 2026-01-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-025-01389-4
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 78.29