A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Suture-Fixation Mucopexy and Doppler-Guided Hemorrhoidal Artery Ligation in Patients with Grade III Hemorrhoids

Table 4

Long-term recurrence and patients’ satisfaction.

Variables	12 months			24 months
	Suture-fixation group ()	DGHAL group ()	value	Suture-fixation group ()	DGHAL group ()	value
Recurrence	2 (4.5%)	5 (11.1%)	0.450	3 (7.0%)	10 (23.8%)	0.030
Prolapse	0	4 (8.9%)	0.130	1 (2.3%)	8 (19.0%)	0.030
Bleeding	2 (4.5%)	1 (2.2%)	1.000	2 (4.7%)	2 (4.8%)	1.000
Patients’ satisfaction
Excellent	19 (43.2%)	10 (22.2%)	0.012	17 (39.5%)	10 (23.8%)	0.042
Good	23 (52.3%)	27 (60.0%)		22 (51.2%)	22 (52.4%)
Fair	1 (2.3%)	5 (11.1%)		3 (7.0%)	6 (14.3%)
Poor	1 (2.3%)	3 (6.7%)		1 (2.3%)	4 (9.5%)

Results are number (percentage). Boldface indicates statistical significance. DGHAL: Doppler-guided hemorrhoidal artery ligation.