Distal Doppler-guided transanal hemorrhoidal dearterialization with mucopexy versus conventional hemorrhoidectomy for grade III and IV hemorrhoids: postoperative morbidity and long-term outcomes

Table 4 Long-term follow-up of the hemorrhoid symptoms

Hemorrhoid symptoms score	Grade III–IV hemorrhoids			Grade III hemorrhoids			Grade IV hemorrhoids
Hemorrhoid symptoms score	Group I n = 45	Group II n = 33	p	Group I n = 24	Group II n = 19	p	Group I n = 21	Group II n = 14	p
Total score mean (SD)
Basal	11.6 (2.93)	12.0 (3.75)	0.574	11.6 (2.92)	12.1 (4.14)	0.679	11.5 (3.01)	11.9 (3.29)	0.715
Last follow-up	1.24 (2.39)	1.52 (2.28)	0.613	0.79 (1.59)	1.74 (2.77)	0.196	1.76 (3.02)	1.21 (1.42)	0.477
Differential ^a mean(SD)
Value	−10.31 (3.29)	−10.48 (4.70)	0.856	−10.79 (3.19)	−10.32 (5.41)	0.737	−9.76 (3.40)	−10.71 (3.71)	0.449
Percentage	−90.01 (18.2)	−84.52 (25.2)	0.292	−93.23 (12.9)	−81.42 (31.19	0.135	−86.32 (22.6)	−88.71 (13.8)	0.700

Group I THD procedure; Group II conventional excisional hemorrhoidectomy
^aDifferential has been calculated subtracting the value of the total last follow-up score from the total baseline score; only patients with completed follow-up data are considered for the analysis