TABLE 2.

Demographic data in patients with pituitary adenomas

Characteristic	Value
Total patients, no. (%)	212
Microscopic resection	130 (61)
Endoscopic resection	75 (35)
Combination	7 (3)
Age in yrs, mean (range)	51.0 (16.1–83.0)
Sex, no. (%)
Male	89 (42)
Female	123 (58)
Duration of procedure in mins, mean (range)	196.3 (74.0–490.0)
Microscopic resection	158.95 (74–322)
Endoscopic resection	252.96 (146–490)
Combination	283.29 (211–466)
Length of stay in days, mean (range)	3.6 (0.0–13.0)
Clinical FU in mos, mean (range)	32.7 (0.3–125.6)
Microscopic resection	42.5 (0.36–125.6)
Endoscopic resection	17.3 (0.49–55.4)
Combination	16.9 (0.3–53.3)
Radiographic FU in mos, mean (range)*	33.3 (0–118.9)
Microscopic resection	42.6 (0–118.9)
Endoscopic resection	17.3 (0.07–55.9)
Combination	35.0 (6.4–58.8)

Patient demographic data, surgical times, overall length of stay, and follow-up times are reported.

^*This includes 200 total patients (12 lost to radiographic follow-up).