Comparison 7. Pain.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 proportion of patients complaining of pain related to hemorrhoids at final follow‐up	11	823	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.79 [0.50, 1.24]
2 patients complaining of pain at follow up >1year but <2years	5	337	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.76 [0.36, 1.59]
3 patients complaining of pain at follow up >2years	4	230	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.73 [0.26, 2.06]