Factors associated with low anterior resection syndrome after surgical treatment of rectal cancer

To assess factors independently associated with low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) following resection or rectal cancer.Cross-sectional study carried out in two acute-care teaching hospitals in Barcelona, Spain. Patients who had undergone sphincter preserving low anterior resection with curative intent, with total or partial mesorectal excision (with and without protective ileostomy) between January 2001 and December 2009 completed a...