Understanding the Discordance between Low Anterior Resection Syndrome Scores and Bowel-Related Quality of Life: a Secondary Analysis of a Multicenter Trial.
BACKGROUND Low anterior resection syndrome affects most individuals following rectal cancer surgery; however, symptom severity does not always correlate with bowel-related quality of life impairment. OBJECTIVE To characterize the discordance between low anterior resection syndrome and bowel-related quality of life sc...