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Concerns about postoperative defecatory, urinary, and sexual dysfunction have been raised and the impact on patients\u2019 quality of life remained uncertain. This study compared anorectal and urogenital functional outcomes after RaTME and TaTME.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Patients with mid to low rectal cancer who underwent sphincter-saving surgery between January 2016 and December 2021 were reviewed. Questionnaires regarding low anterior resection syndrome (LARS), Wexner incontinence score, International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), and International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) were administered at 1, 3, 6, and 12\u00a0months after index operation without stoma or after stoma closure.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Two hundred patients were included with 108 and 92 patients in the RaTME and TaTME group, respectively. After matching, 74 patients were analyzed in each group. LARS scores were significantly lower in the RaTME group than the TaTME group at 6\u00a0months (27 [interquartile range (IQR) 13\u201336] vs 30 [IQR 24\u201339],\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.038) but similar at 12\u00a0months (27 [IQR 13\u201333] vs 29 [IQR 13\u201336],\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.369) after stoma closure. Urinary function deteriorated after both operations but recovered at 6\u00a0months after RaTME and 12\u00a0months after TaTME. For sexual function, IIEF scores remained similar in the two groups.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>RaTME provided better anorectal function with lower LARS score at initial postoperative 6\u00a0months but similar after 1\u00a0year. Urinary function recovered earlier at 6\u00a0months after RaTME while sexual function was comparable between two groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s10151-025-03172-w","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,14]],"date-time":"2025-07-14T04:05:19Z","timestamp":1752465919000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Anorectal and urogenital functional outcome after robotic and transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: a propensity score-matched analysis"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"29","author":[{"given":"Pak Chiu","family":"Wong","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Felix Che Lok","family":"Chow","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wai Lun","family":"Law","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8849-6597","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chi Chung","family":"Foo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,14]]},"reference":[{"issue":"10","key":"3172_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"613","DOI":"10.1002\/bjs.1800691019","volume":"69","author":"RJ Heald","year":"1982","unstructured":"Heald RJ, Husband EM, Ryall RD (1982) The mesorectum in rectal cancer surgery\u2014the clue to pelvic recurrence? 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