Table 5 Comparison between With Levatorplasty and Without Levatorplasty in ALTEMEIER’S operation
ALTEMEIER’S operation | With levatorplasty | Without levatorplasty | Test value‡ | P-value | Significance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 5 | n = 5 | |||||
Wexner Pre | Median (IQR) | 12 (10–12) | 12 (10–12) | -0.108 | 0.914 | NS* |
Range | 8–13 | 8–15 | ||||
Wexner Post | Median (IQR) | 0 (0–1) | 1 (0–1) | -0.808 | 0.419 | NS |
Range | 0–1 | 0–10 | ||||
Willcoxon Rank test | -2.032 | -2.032 | ||||
P-value | 0.042 (S) | 0.042 (S) | ||||
Mean post-operative pain | 4.2 ± 0.84 | 4.2 ± 0.84 | 1 | NS | ||
Dyspareunia | 0 | 1 | 0.292 | NS | ||
Recurrence | 0 | 1 | 0.292 | NS | ||
Mean operative time | 36.00 ± 4.18 | 24.40 ± 4.04 | 0.002 | S** | ||