van Heinsbergen M, et al. - Low Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS) and quality of life (QoL) were investigated in patients with a resection for sigmoid cancer vs patients who had surgery for rectal cancer. Researchers included 506 patients after resection for rectal or sigmoid cancer who were at least one year colostomy-free between January 2008 and December 2013. For the first time, it was recognized that functional abdominal complaints after sigmoid surgery are a major problem, with a negative effect on QoL, even 5 years after treatment. Researchers recommended informing patients adequately about these long-term complaints.