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[Functional disorders in digestive surgery : an update].

Beatriz Barbera-Carbonell¹, Pénélope St-Amour¹, Alice Vanoni¹

¹Service de chirurgie viscérale, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne.

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Advances in visceral surgery improve survival and quality of life for cancer patients. This review highlights progress in managing fecal incontinence, low anterior resection syndrome, and achalasia, emphasizing functional disorders.

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Area of Science:

Oncologic surgery
Visceral surgery
Gastroenterology

Background:

Surgical management of oncologic conditions in visceral surgery is expanding.
Improvements in perioperative care, surgical techniques, and oncologic therapies enhance survival and quality of life.
Functional disorders, often linked to oncologic disease, significantly impact patient well-being and require dedicated attention.

Purpose of the Study:

To summarize recent advancements in managing specific functional disorders following visceral surgery.
To highlight progress in sacral neuromodulation for fecal incontinence.
To review developments concerning low anterior resection syndrome and achalasia.

Main Methods:

Literature review of recent progress in selected topics.
Focus on sacral neuromodulation, low anterior resection syndrome, and achalasia.
Synthesis of current evidence and clinical advancements.

Main Results:

Sacral neuromodulation shows promise for treating fecal incontinence.
Understanding and management strategies for low anterior resection syndrome have advanced.
Progress has been made in the treatment of achalasia.

Conclusions:

Effective management of functional disorders is crucial for improving quality of life in patients undergoing visceral surgery.
Recent advancements offer improved therapeutic options for fecal incontinence, low anterior resection syndrome, and achalasia.
Continued research and clinical focus on these functional sequelae are essential.