Decrease of Sphincter Preserving Length Lowers the Postoperative Genital Function for Patients With Rectal Cancer

Background and Objective:With the increase in sphincter preserving rate of rectal cancer (RC) cancer, postoperative quality-of-life, such as genital dysfunction, has become a major issue in the patient management. In this study, we proposed a measurement, namely, the sphincter preserving length (SPL