Table 2.
Intra- and early postoperative findings (N = 430 patients).
| N | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operative time, minutes | |||
| Mean (SD) | 26.1 (6.9) | ||
| Range | 15–60 | ||
| Prolapse involving more than half of the length CAD | |||
| No | 89 | 20.7 | |
| Yes | 341 | 79.3 | |
| Type of Prolapsectomy | |||
| Traditional “Stapled Anopexy” | 394 | 91.6 | |
| “Parachute” Technique | 36 | 8.4 | |
| Haemostatic stitches, n | |||
| Mean (SD) | 1.3 (1.7) | ||
| Range | 0–7 | ||
| Technical failures of the device | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Associate procedures, n (%) | 168 | 39.0 | |
| Skin Tags Excision | 73 | 43.4 | |
| Anal Fissure | 53 | 31.4 | |
| Condiloma | 17 | 10.2 | |
| Fistulotomy/Fistulectomy | 5 | 3.0 | |
| Miscellaneous | 20 | 12.0 | |
| Hospital stay, days | |||
| Mean (SD) | 1.6 (1.0) | ||
| Range | 1–4 | ||
| Early post-operative complications | 62 | 14.4 | |
| Anal pain (spontaneous/Postdefecation) | 28 | 6.5 | |
| Bleeding | 12 | 2.8 | |
| Acute urinary retention | 5 | 1.2 | |
| Urgency | 14 | 3.3 | |
| Thrombosed haemorrhoids | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Others | 2 | 0.4 | |
| Re-operation (within 30 days) | 2 | 0.4 |
SD: Standard Deviation.