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Fig. 1 | BMC Cancer

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From: Continuous intraoperative monitoring of pelvic autonomic nerves during TME to prevent urogenital and anorectal dysfunction in rectal cancer patients (NEUROS): a randomized controlled trial

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Summary of study interventions/flow diagram. † In patients who did not undergo stoma closure, study visits are planed 6 and 12 months after TME. Assessment of IIEF/FSFI and WVS will not be carried out. NT: Neoadjuvant therapy, TME: Total Mesorectal Excision, SC: Stoma closure, IPSS: International Prostate Symptom Score, Qol: Quality of life due to urinary symptoms, IIEF: International Index of Erectile Function, FSFI: Female Sexual Function Index, WVS: Wexner-Vaizey Score, pIONM: pelvic intraoperative neuromonitoring

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