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Sacral nerve stimulation can be an effective treatment for low anterior resection syndrome

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Sacral nerve stimulation has become a preferred method for the treatment of faecal incontinence in patients who fail conservative (non‐operative) therapy. In previous small studies, sacral nerve stimulation has demonstrated… Click to show full abstract

Sacral nerve stimulation has become a preferred method for the treatment of faecal incontinence in patients who fail conservative (non‐operative) therapy. In previous small studies, sacral nerve stimulation has demonstrated improvement of faecal incontinence and quality of life in a majority of patients with low anterior resection syndrome. We evaluated the efficacy of sacral nerve stimulation in the treatment of low anterior resection syndrome using a recently developed and validated low anterior resection syndrome instrument to quantify symptoms.

Keywords: resection syndrome; nerve stimulation; low anterior; sacral nerve; anterior resection

Journal Title: Colorectal Disease
Year Published: 2017

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