Table 6 Comparison between With Levatorplasty and Without Levatorplasty in POPS operation
POPS operation | With levatorplasty | Without levatorplasty | Test value‡ | P-value | Significance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 5 | n = 5 | |||||
Wexner Pre | Median (IQR) | 17 (16–18) | 19 (15–20) | -0.629 | 0.530 | NS* |
Range | 12–20 | 13–22 | ||||
Wexner Post | Median (IQR) | 0 (0–3) | 3 (0–4) | -0.671 | 0.502 | NS |
Range | 0–10 | 0–15 | ||||
Willcoxon Rank test | -2.023 | -1.841 | ||||
P-value | 0.043 (S) | 0.066 (NS) | ||||
Mean post-operative pain | 4.4 ± 1.52 | 4.4 ± 1.14 | 1 | NS | ||
Dyspareunia | 1 | 1 | 1 | NS | ||
Recurrence | 0 | 1 | 0.292 | NS | ||
Mean operative time | 31.00 ± 2.24 | 20.20 ± 1.92 | 0.0001 | S** | ||