Table 8 Comparison between With Levatorplasty and Without Levatorplasty in STARR operation
STARR operation | With levatorplasty | Without levatorplasty | Test value‡ | P-value | Sig. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 10 | n = 10 | |||||
Wexner Pre | Median (IQR) | 13 (10–17) | 15 (10–17) | -0.266 | 0.790 | NS |
Range | 8–20 | 8–20 | ||||
Wexner Post | Median (IQR) | 0 (0–1) | 0.5 (0–1) | 0.991 | 0.322 | NS |
Range | 0–3 | 0–10 | ||||
Willcoxon Rank test | -2.805 | -2.805 | ||||
P-value | 0.005 (HS) | 0.005 (HS) | ||||
Mean post-operative pain | 4.6 ± 1.17 | 4.1 ± 0.88) | 0.295 | NS | ||
Dyspareunia | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | NS | ||
Recurrence | 0 | 2 | 0.136 | NS | ||
Mean operative time | 50.5 ± 5.1 | 47.7 ± 1.64 | 0.1 | NS | ||