Pelvic floor rehabilitation improves anorectal function after sphincter-preserving surgery for low rectal cancer

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World J Gastrointest Surg. Aug 27, 2026; 18(8): 118525
Published online Aug 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.118525

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants, n (%)/mean ± SD

Characteristic	Observation group (n = 52)	Control group (n = 48)
Age (years)	58.3 ± 10.5	59.7 ± 11.2
Male sex	33 (63.5)	29 (60.4)
BMI (kg/m²)	23.8 ± 3.2	24.1 ± 3.5
Tumor distance from anal verge (cm)	3.8 ± 1.2	3.6 ± 1.3
TNM stage
I	12 (23.1)	10 (20.8)
II	21 (40.4)	19 (39.6)
III	19 (36.5)	19 (39.6)
Neoadjuvant therapy	35 (67.3)	31 (64.6)
Time to stoma closure (months)	4.2 ± 1.1	4.5 ± 1.3

No significant differences were observed between groups for any baseline characteristic (all P > 0.05). BMI: Body mass index; TNM: Tumor-node-metastasis.

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Citation: Liu XJ, Wei ML, Liu LL, Qin JJ. Pelvic floor rehabilitation improves anorectal function after sphincter-preserving surgery for low rectal cancer. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(8): 118525
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.118525

Liu XJ, Wei ML, Liu LL, Qin JJ. Pelvic floor rehabilitation improves anorectal function after sphincter-preserving surgery for low rectal cancer. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(8): 118525 [DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.118525]

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