Patient Characteristics | All Surgeries | Open Transcranial | Trans-sphenoidal | P value |
Total Patients | 341 | 299 (87.6%) | 42 (12.3%) |
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Adult/Children | 272/69 | 237/62 | 35/7 | 0.088 |
Mean Age (range) (years) | 34.88 (1 - 74) | 31.47 (1 - 74) | 31.48 (6 - 66) |
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Sex (male/female) | 202/139 | 181/118 | 21/21 | 0.102 |
CP prehistory | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0.778 |
Presenting Symptoms |
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Endocrine disturbance | 213 (62.5%) | 184 | 29 | 0.105 |
Visual impairment | 219 (64.2%) | 188 | 31 | 0.084 |
Headache | 192 (56.3%) | 168 | 24 | 0.830 |
Nausea and Vomiting | 52 (15.2%) | 43 | 9 | 0.723 |
Diabetes Inspidus | 53 (15.5%) | 42 | 9 | 0.505 |
Dizziness | 45 (13.2%) | 40 | 5 | 0.454 |
Amenorrhea | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0.125 |
Growth Retardation | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0.150 |
Weakness of Limbs | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0.424 |
Hydrocephalus | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0.497 |
Memory Decline | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0.230 |
Weight Gain/Loss | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.318 |
Sexual Behavior Disturbance | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.836 |
Fever | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.932 |
Psycho-Behavioral changes | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.595 |
Gait Instability | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.834 |
Tinnitus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.871 |
Seizure | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.489 |
Accidental finding following TBI imaging | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.902 |
Tumor features |
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Cystic | 129 (37.8%) | 109 | 20 | 0.970 |
Solid | 88 (23.8%) | 75 | 13 | 0.952 |
Mixed | 124 (36.4%) | 115 | 9 | 0.926 |
Calcification | 139 (40.8%) | 125 | 14 | 0.504 |
Suprasellar | 198 (58.1%) | 189 | 9 | <0.0001* |
Intrasellar | 40 (11.7%) | 10 | 30 | <0.0001* |
Intra-third ventricular | 103 (30.2%) | 100 | 3 | 0.638 |
Surgical Treatment and Outcome |
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Extent of Resection (GTR/STR) | 247/94 | 220/89 | 27/15 | 0.208 |
Postoperative outcome (good/poor) | 324/17 | 284/14 | 39/3 | 0.822 |