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Table 7 Relevant parameters in this paper compared with those in the literature

From: One-and-a-half nostril endoscopic transsphenoidal approach for pituitary adenomas—a technical report

Authors & Year

Cases

App

GTR

Complications

Knosp 0–2

Knosp 3–4

Csf

Tdi

Api

Ep

Cappabianca. P. et al. 2002 [7]

146

uni

62.3%

2%

5.5%

13.7%

1.4%

Rudnik, A. et al. 2007 [24]

70

uni

87.3%

6.7%

2.8%

5.4%

11.4%

1.4%

Zhang, Y. et al. 2008 [25]

678

uni

80.15

2.1%

/

/

0.3%

Bodhinayake, I. et al. 2014 [26]

64

uni

68.7%

4.1%

3.1%

4.7%

/

Bokhari, A. R. et al. 2013 [27]

79

bi

63%

3%

10%

/

/

López Arbolay, O. et al. 2013 [14]

278

bi

92.4%

1.4%

3.9%

3.6%

/

Paluzzi, A. et al. 2014 [28]

555

bi

67.1%

5%

/

2.9%

1.1%

Dallapiazza, RF.et al. 2015 [3]

80

bi

93.5%

28%

2.5%

/

/

1.3%

Present study

57

oeta

100%

33.3%

3.5%

5.3%

5.3%

0

  1. App approach, GTR gross total resection, Csf cerebrospinal fluid leak; Tdi Temporary diabetes insipidus, Api Anterior pituitary insufficiency, Ep Epistaxis, uni unilateral, bi bilateral, oeta one and a half endoscopic transsphenoidal approach