Artificial intelligence based system for predicting permanent stoma after sphincter saving operations.

ABSTRACT: Although the goal of rectal cancer treatment is to restore gastrointestinal continuity, some patients with rectal cancer develop a permanent stoma (PS) after sphincter-saving operations. Although many studies have identified the risk factors and causes of PS, few have precisely predicted the probability of PS formation before surgery. To validate whether an artificial intelligence model can accurately predict PS formation in patients with rectal cancer after sphincter-saving operations. Patients with rectal cancer who underwent a sphincter-saving operation at Taipei Medical University Hospital between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2021, were retrospectively included in this study. A machine learning technique was used to predict whether a PS would form after a sphincter-saving operatio

SUBMITTER: Kuo CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10519982 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature