Clinical Outcome of Laparoscopic Intersphincteric Resection Combined with Transanal Rectal Dissection for T3 Low Rectal Cancer in Patients with a Narrow Pelvis

Table 2

Sphincter function after stoma closure.

		3 months (𝑛=10); No. of patients (%)	6 months (𝑛=10); No. of patients (%)	12 months (𝑛=12); No. of patients (%)
Urgency		8 (80)	8 (80)	9 (75)
Frequency of bowel movements	≤3	1 (10)	3 (30)	3 (30)
	4-5	3 (30)	3 (30)	6 (60)
	6–8	0	1 (10)	1 (10)
	≥9	5 (50)	3 (30)	2 (20)
VAS	<5	8 (80)	4 (40)	2 (17)
	5–7	1 (10)	3 (30)	3 (25)
	≥7	1 (10)	3 (30)	7 (58)
WIS	<10	5 (50)	6 (60)	8 (67)
	≥10	5 (50)	4 (40)	4 (33)

VAS: visual analogue scale, WIS: Wexners’ incontinence score.