Anorectal dysfunction in patients with mid-low rectal cancer after surgery: A pilot study with three-dimensional high-resolution manometry
Yan-Na Pi, Yi Xiao, Zhi-Feng Wang, Guo-Le Lin, Hui-Zhong Qiu, Xiu-Cai Fang
Yan-Na Pi, Zhi-Feng Wang, Xiu-Cai Fang, Department of Gastroenterology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
Yi Xiao, Guo-Le Lin, Hui-Zhong Qiu, Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
Author contributions: Fang XC and Xiao Y were the guarantors and designed the study, enrolled and followed the patients, and critically revised the manuscript; Pi YN collected and analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Wang ZF participated in manometry and data interpretation; Lin GL and Qiu HZ enrolled and followed the patients; all authors reviewed the final version of this manuscript and agreed to its submission.
Supported by the National High-tech R & D Program (“863” Program) of China, No. 2010AA023007.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Science and Research Office of Peking Union Medical College Hospital (Beijing).
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There are no conflicts of interest to report.
Data sharing statement: Data can be acquired from the corresponding author at fangxiucai2@aliyun.com.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
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https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Corresponding author: Xiu-Cai Fang, MD, Chief Physician, Full Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China. fangxiucai2@aliyun.com
Received: November 4, 2021
Peer-review started: November 4, 2021
First decision: December 27, 2021
Revised: January 8, 2022
Accepted: March 6, 2022
Article in press: March 6, 2022
Published online: April 26, 2022