We herein report a case of application of sugar to the edematous stoma for obstructive rectal cancer. A 70-year-old male patient was diagnosed with rectal cancer, bowel obstruction and multiple lung metastases. Colostomy was performed. Seven days after operation, severe edema and congestion of stoma continued. We started spraying of sugar to…[Read more]

For the score’s QoL effect [-0.84 (95% CI -0.87 to -0.80, p < 0.001)], -0.80 was indirect, and -0.04 was direct. Thus, most of the association of DCQ with QoL occurred via mediators.

The results confirmed the DCQ’s discriminant and convergent validity and highlight this tool as an empirically supported approach to assess ACEs. Becau…[Read more]