Assessment of Quality of Life After Low Anterior Resection During Cytoreductive Surgery for Advanced Ovarian Cancer

In advanced ovarian cancer, 24-64% of patients require removal of tumors located in the rectum and sigmoid colon. In order to remove the tumor located in the rectum and sigmoid colon, low anterior resection (LAR) is performed to excise the rectum and sigmoid colon. All patients who underwent low anterior resection are at risk of developing low anterior resection syndrome, which presents symptoms such as frequent bowel movements, frequent defecation, and impaired stool control. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the incidence of low anterior resection syndrome and quality of life after cytoreductive surgery for advanced ovarian cancer patients.

Inclusion criteria

• Those with newly diagnosed ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer and primary peritoneal carcinomatosis who plan to undergo cytoreductive surgery and secondary cytoreductive surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
• Patients with PCDS or rectal and sigmoid coloni tumor invasion suspected on the preoperative image and need resection of the tumor and clinical FIGO stage IIIB or higher
• ECOG performance status : 0-2
• Age over 18

Exclusion criteria

• Patient who underwent low anterior resection in the past
• Past history of gastrointestinal malignant tumor except to ovarian cancer
• Patient who have colostomy
• Patient who underwent radiation therapy to abdominal or pelvic cavity
• ECOG performance status over 3
• Patient taking opioid analgesics
• Patient who have intellectual disability or dementia