A multicentre prospective study of anal function after laparoscopic ultra-low rectal cancer surgery using a mixed-effects model.

Colorectal Dis · 2025 · PMC12104611 · PMID 40415353

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At 3 years, mFIQL scores showed a trend of gradual improvement, with a slope (ΔmFIQL/Δyear) of −2.1.

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mFIQL scores The mFIQL scores, which reflect faecal incontinence, showed an overall trend that was similar to that for the Wexner scores: worst at 3 months after surgery (20.5) and then gradually improving to 11.5 after 3 years.

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