Bowel Dysfunction Low Anterior Resection Syndrome
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Bowel Dysfunction Low Anterior Resection Syndrome
Low Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS)
Malignancy- A 64-year-old man recently underwent low anterior resection for stage III adenocarcinoma (T3, N1) of the mid-rectum after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. He reports mild urinary incontinence and that he can achieve an erection and orgasm but does not ejaculate. Injury to which nerve structures is the most likely cause of his symptoms?
- A 55-year-old male patient presents to the clinic for evaluation of intermittent fecal incontinence and fecal urgency. The patient has a history of stage III rectal cancer for which he completed total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) and low anterior resection (LAR) with diverting loop ileostomy. He is now 3 months status post ileostomy reversal. Despite fiber supplementation and intermittent antidiarrheal medication use, he experiences stool stacking and incomplete evacuation 3 days per week. The patient’s symptoms are consistent with
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