Table 2 Outcomes of surgery
From: One-and-a-half nostril endoscopic transsphenoidal approach for pituitary adenomas—a technical report
Gross Total Resection, n (%) | |
Overall | 45 (79%) |
Knosp score | |
0 | 3 (100%) |
1 | 8 (100%) |
2 | 16 (100%) |
3 | 7 (63.6%) |
4 | 3 (27.3%) |
Hormonal remission rate, n (%) | |
Overall | 14 (77.8%) |
Growth hormone | 10 (83.3%) |
Prolactinomas | 3 (75%) |
ACTH | 1 (50%) |
Visual outcomes, n (%) | |
Improved | 23 (72%) |
Stable | 9 (28%) |
Worse | 0 |