Functional outcomes after transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME): a random forest analysis to predict patients' outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Anorectal, sexual, and urinary dysfunction are common issues after rectal cancer surgery, although seldom explored. The primary aim of this study was to investigate postoperative anorectal functional results.

Methods

Patients with mid/low-rectal cancer treated with transanal TME (TaTME) with primary anastomosis with/without diverting stoma between 2015 and 2020 were reviewed and selected if they had a minimum follow-up of 6 months (from the primary procedure or stoma reversal). Patients were interviewed using validated questionnaires and the primary outcome was bowel function based on Low Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS) scores. Statistical analyses were performed to identify clinical/operative variables correlated with worse outcomes. A random forest (RF) algorith

SUBMITTER: Tirelli F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9985820 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature