Table 2.

Adverse events.

	Non-elderly, N = 66 (66.0)	Elderly, N = 34 (34.0)	p-value
Total number of adverse events	14 (21.2)	2 (5.9)	0.081
Postoperative bleeding	1 (1.5)	0 (0)	1
Anal fissure	3 (4.5)	0 (0)	0.549
Rectal stenosis	2 (3.0)	0 (0)	0.546
Anal pain	0 (0)	2 (5.9)	0.113
Recurrence	8 (12.1)	0 (0)	0.048