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Case Reports
. 2008 Oct 7;5(10):e202.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050202.

Faecal and urinary incontinence after multimodality treatment of rectal cancer

Marilyne M Lange  1 , Cornelis J H van de Velde
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Faecal and urinary incontinence after multimodality treatment of rectal cancer

Marilyne M Lange et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Marilyne Lange and Cornelis van de Velde discuss the differential diagnosis and management of incontinence after rectal cancer treatment.

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Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Percentage of Faecal and Urinary Incontinence after Rectal Cancer Treatment Reported by Patients without Pre-Operative Faecal or Urinary Incontinence Who Participated in the Dutch TME Trial [16]
Figure 2
Figure 2. Anatomical Graph of the Pelvic Floor and the Autonomic Nerves
Yellow: hypogastric nerves; green: pelvic splanchnic nerves; red: pelvic plexus; blue: levator ani nerve. Adapted from: Lange JF (2002) Surgical anatomy of the abdomen. Maarssen (Netherlands): Elsevier. p. 178.
Figure 3
Figure 3. Incidence of Moderate and Severe Faecal Incontinence Reported by Patients Who Participated in the Dutch TME Trial [16] and Were Treated with Pre-Operative Radiotherapy
Only patients without pre-operative dysfunction were included in this diagram.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

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