Comparison of a modified anoscope and the purse-string anoscope in stapled haemorrhoidopexy

Table 1 General characteristics of the patients, operative findings, and the differences between the two groups n (%)

	Group 1 (PA)	Group 2 (MA)	P value
Number of patients	15 (40.5)	22 (59.5)
Gender
Male	11 (73.3)	17 (77.3)	0.541
The degree of haemorrhoidal disease			0.222
III	9 (60.0)	17 (77.3)
IV	6 (40.0)	5 (22.7)
Preoperative treatment			0.564
Medical	14 (93.3)	17 (77.3)
Blood transfusion	-	1 (4.5)
Surgery	-	1 (4.5)
Not required	1 (6.7)	3 (13.6)
Haemostatic suture			0.034
Required	6 (40)	2 (9.1)
Early complication			0.683
Bleeding	5 (33.3)	7 (31.8)
Urinary retention	1 (6.7)	1 (4.5)
Anal prolapse	-	1 (4.5)
Late complication			0.418
Anal fissure	1 (6.7)	-
External pile	-	1 (4.5)
Thrombosis of haemorrhoids	-	1 (4.5)
Histopathology of the donut			0.933
Normal	13 (86.7)	19 (86.4)
Smooth muscle	1 (6.7)	2 (9.1)
Adenoma	1 (6.7)	1 (4.5)
Evaluation of the performance of the surgeon			< 0.001
Poor	10 (66.7)	-
Medium	4 (26.7)	-
Good	1 (6.7)	22 (100)

Table 2 Operation time, need for analgesics, and length of hospital stay of the patients, and the differences between the two groups (mean ± SD)

	Group 1 (PA)	Group 2 (MA)	P value
Operation time (min)	42.0 ± 8.4	27.7 ± 8.0	0.039
Needs for analgesics (average dose)
Diclofenac sodium	1.9 ± 1.5	1.5 ± 1.1	0.284
Pethidine HCl	0.8 ± 1.1	0.3 ± 0.6	0.070
Hospital stay (d)	1.7 ± 1.1	1.5 ± 0.7	0.449