Table 2.

Preoperative symptom score and postoperative satisfaction score

Parameter	Value	Recurrence
Preoperative symptom scorea (VAS)	8.16 ± 0.45
Postoperative satisfaction scoreb after 6 weeks	4.23 ± 0.86	9/62 (14.5)
Postoperative satisfaction scoreb after 3 years	4.74 ± 0.57	4/53 (7.5)

Data are expressed as absolute mean ± standard deviation or numbers (percentage)

VAS Visual Analog Scale

^aSymptom score: 0 = no symptom, 1–3 = mild, 4–7 = moderate, 8–10 = severe

^bSatisfaction score: 1 = much worse, 2 = worse, 3 = no improvement, 4 = much better, 5 = gone completely