Table 6.

Post-operative pain assessment

Follow-up	VAS	CG	MG	p value
T2	VASs	4.8 ± 2.61 (0–10)	3.41 ± 1.92 (0–10)	< 0.0001
	VASd	5.98 ± 2.37 (0–10)	4.98 ± 2.1 (0–10)	< 0.0001
	VASe	5.96 ± 2.9 (0–10)	4.71 ± 2.56 (0–10)	< 0.0001
T3	VASs	3.37 ± 2.6 (0–10)	1.98 ± 1.71 (0–6)	< 0.0001
	VASd	4.61 ± 2.56 (0–10)	3.4 ± 2 (0–8)	< 0.0001
	VASe	4.56 ± 2.86 (0–10)	3.5 ± 2.5 (0–9)	< 0.0001
T4	VASs	1.83 ± 1.95 (0–10)	1.1 ± 1.3 (0–5)	< 0.0001
	VASd	3 ± 2.42 (0–10)	2.0 ± 2 (0–7)	< 0.0001
	VASe	2.5 ± 2.1 (0–6)	1.9 ± 1.6 (0–6)	0.003

VASs post-operative pain at rest, VASd post-operative pain after defecation, VASe post-operative pain after anorectal digital examination