Table 2.

Per-Operative and Post-operative assessments

	Total (n = 98) %	NFPA (n = 53) %	Prolactinoma (n = 19) %	GH-oma (n = 19) %	ACTH-oma (n = 7) %
Operative time
< 2 h	14	8	3	1	2
2–3 h	53	29	12	7	5
3–4 h	23	11	4	8	0
> 4 h	8	5	0	3	0
Per Operative difficulties
Hemorrhage < 100 ml	57	28	14	8	7
Hemorrhage > 100 ml	41	25	5	11	0
CSF Leak	5	3	0	2	0
Post-operative complications
Transient Diabetes Insipidus	5	3	1	1	0
CSF Rhinorrhea	2	1	0	1	0
Meningitis	1	1	0	0	0
Hypopituitarism	3	3	0	0	0
Hyponatremia	5	3	0	2	0
Epistaxis	1	0	0	1	0
Internal Carotid artery Injury	0	0	0	0	0
Loss of vision	0	0	0	0	0
Sphenoid Sinusitis	0	0	0	0	0
Nasal synechia	0	0	0	0	0
Anesthetic Complications	0	0	0	0	0
Residual Tumor	6	2	2	2	0