Transanal irrigation for the management of low anterior resection syndrome (LARS): protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre, crossover randomised controlled trial.

Holland J, Demian M, Sabboobeh S, Oliveira CLP, Tang L, Bhatnagar S, Liberman AS, Drolet S, Brown C, Cahill C, Khorasani S, Zwiep T, Vasilevsky CA, Morin N, Pang A, Garfinkle R, Chadi SA, Abdulkarim S, Best G, Faria J, Ghitulescu G, Moloo H, Samuel L, Wexner S, Fiore JF, Boutros M

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-117972
Published: 2026 Jul 9
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2026-117972,
  title = {Transanal irrigation for the management of low anterior resection syndrome (LARS): protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre, crossover randomised controlled trial.},
  author = {Holland J and Demian M and Sabboobeh S and Oliveira CLP and Tang L and Bhatnagar S and Liberman AS and Drolet S and Brown C and Cahill C and Khorasani S and Zwiep T and Vasilevsky CA and Morin N and Pang A and Garfinkle R and Chadi SA and Abdulkarim S and Best G and Faria J and Ghitulescu G and Moloo H and Samuel L and Wexner S and Fiore JF and Boutros M},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2026-117972},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-117972}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Transanal irrigation for the management of low anterior resection syndrome (LARS): protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre, crossover randomised controlled trial.
AU  - Holland J
AU  - Demian M
AU  - Sabboobeh S
AU  - Oliveira CLP
AU  - Tang L
AU  - Bhatnagar S
AU  - Liberman AS
AU  - Drolet S
AU  - Brown C
AU  - Cahill C
AU  - Khorasani S
AU  - Zwiep T
AU  - Vasilevsky CA
AU  - Morin N
AU  - Pang A
AU  - Garfinkle R
AU  - Chadi SA
AU  - Abdulkarim S
AU  - Best G
AU  - Faria J
AU  - Ghitulescu G
AU  - Moloo H
AU  - Samuel L
AU  - Wexner S
AU  - Fiore JF
AU  - Boutros M
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-117972
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J, H., M, D., S, S., CLP, O., L, T., S, B., AS, L., S, D., C, B., C, C., S, K., T, Z., CA, V., N, M., A, P., R, G., SA, C., S, A., G, B., J, F., G, G., H, M., L, S., S, W., JF, F., & M, B. (2026). Transanal irrigation for the management of low anterior resection syndrome (LARS): protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre, crossover randomised controlled trial.. BMJ open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-117972

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