Functional outcomes from a randomized trial of early closure of temporary ileostomy after rectal excision for cancer.

Br J Surg · 2019 · PMC6590150 · PMID 30706439

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Rates of bowel dysfunction were higher in the late closure group, but this did not reach statistical significance (major LARS in 29 of 40 participants in late group and 25 of 42 in early group, P = 0·250; median BFI score 63 versus 71 respectively, P = 0·207).

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