Low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) is increasingly recognized as a concern after low anterior resection for the treatment of rectal cancer. The lack of a precise definition outlining the symptoms and the time course that constitute LARS hinders ongoing research into the incidence, risk factors, pathophysiology, and treatment of this syndrome. This review will outline the current characteriz...

provided the original work is properly cited. CC A 47-year-old female with an American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status of I was scheduled for robot-assisted low anterior resection and right hepatectomy. Her routine preoperative examination results were unremarkable. Standard monitoring devices were applied in the operating room, including a noninvasive blood pressure monitoring sys...

Anterior resections of the rectum, used as an alternative to amputation of the rectum, are performed more and more frequently, being presently indicated for neoplasms located ata distance of 7 to 4 cm from the anus. Complications of low and ultra low anterior resections are not at all negligible, and local neoplastic recurrence rate is significantly higher than after amputation of the rectum. H...