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. 2013 Aug;56(4):243–248. doi: 10.1503/cjs.028411

Table 3.

EORTC QLQ-C38 scores of patients who underwent transanal endoscopic microsurgery

Measure Time; mean (SD) p value
Preoperative Postoperative
Micturition problems 91.9 (13.7) 85.6 (20.6) 0.12
Gastrointestinal problems 92.0 (14.0) 91.7 (12.8) 0.85
Weight loss 88.9 (23.7) 93.3 (18.4) 0.51
Body image 99.6 (2.0) 97.8 (7.4) 0.25
Defecation problems 76.1 (18.5) 81.5 (14.8) 0.20
Chemotherapy side effects 93.0 (15.0) 93.0 (9.9) > 0.99
Sexual function 80.0 (26.0) 78.7 (25.9) > 0.99
Sexual enjoyment 66.7 (40.8) 69.2 (41.9) > 0.99
Male sexual problems, n = 10 81.7 (20.0) 81.7 (20.0)
Female sexual problems, n = 2 83.3 (23.6) 83.3 (23.6)
Future perspective 82.2 (27.3) 87.8 (20.5) 0.24

EORTC QLQ-C38 = European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire–Core 38;9 SD = standard deviation.