Denislav Stanchev

Low anterior resection syndrome: Risk factors, pathophysiology, assessment, and treatment – a narrative review

Aim: Low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) is a dysfunction of bowel evacuation following sphincter-preserving surgery (robotic, laparoscopic, or open) for rectal cancer. Patients commonly experience changes in bowel habits ranging from increased bowel frequency to faecal incontinence and evacuatory dysfunction. Th...