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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: 3 months after proctectomy or ileostomy takedown, the laparoscopic group showed better physical functioning score than the open group (0. 501 [n = 122] vs -4. 970 [n = 128], p = 0. 0073), less fatigue (-5. 659 [n = 122] vs 0. 098 [n = 129], p = 0. 0206), and fewer micturition (-2. 583 [n = 122] vs 4. 725 [n = 129], p = 0. 0002), gastrointestinal (-0. 400 [n = 122] vs 4. 331 [n = 129], p = 0. 0102), and defecation problems (0. 535 [n = 103] vs 5. 327 [n = 99], p = 0. 0184) in repeated measures analysis of covariance, adjusted for baseline values.