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Management guidelines for low anterior resection syndrome – the MANUEL project by Peter Christensen; Coen IM Baeten; Eloy Espín‐Basany; Jacopo Martellucci; Karen P Nugent; Frank Zerbib; Gianluca Pellino; Harald Rosen; MANUEL Project Working Group is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Abstract ## Aim Little is known about the pathophysiology of low anterior resection syndrome (LARS), and evidence concerning the management of patients diagnosed with this condition is scarce. The aim of the LARS Expert Advisory Panel was to develop practical guidance for healthcare professionals dealing with LARS. ## Method The ‘Management guidelines for low anterior resection syndrome’ (MANUEL) project was promoted by a team of eight experts in the assessment and management of patients with LARS. After a face‐to‐face meeting, a strategy was agreed to create a comprehensive, practical guide covering all aspects that were felt to be clinically relevant. Eight themes were decided upon and working groups established. Each working group generated a draft; these were collated by another collaborator into a manuscript, after a conference call. This was circulated among the collaborators, and it was revised following the comments received. A lay patient revised the manuscript, and contributed to a section containing a patient's perspective. The manuscript was again circulated and finalized. A final teleconference was held at the end of the project. ## Results The guidance covers all a

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Author

Peter Christensen; Coen IM Baeten; Eloy Espín‐Basany; Jacopo Martellucci; Karen P Nugent; Frank Zerbib; Gianluca Pellino; Harald Rosen; MANUEL Project Working Group

Publisher

Wiley

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)