Table 3. Aspects and their association with postoperative hormonal deficit ( n = 101) .
| Postoperative hormonal deficit % (number) |
OR (95% CI) | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | <60 | 83.1 (49/59) | 0.377 (0.1–1.4) | 0.147 |
| ≥60 | 92.9 (39/42) | 1 | ||
| Volume (cm 3 ) | ≤3.25 | 90.0 (45/50) | 1.674 (0.5–5.5) | 0.394 |
| >3.25 | 84.3 (43/51) | 1 | ||
| SIPAP | 0–4 | 89.4 (42/47) | 1.6 (0.337–7.4) | 0.564 |
| 5–8 | 85.7 (30/35) | 1.1 (0.2–5.3) | 0.882 | |
| ≥9 | 84.2 (16/19) | 1 | ||
| Knosp | 0–2 | 91.9 (57/62) | 2.9 (0.886–9.767) | 0.124 |
| 3–4 | 79.5 (31/39) | 1 | ||
| Anterior pituitary visualization pre-surgical | Yes | 87.7 (71/81) | 1.253 (0.3–5) | 0.718 |
| No | 85 (17/20) | 1 | ||
| Anterior pituitary visualization post-surgical | Yes | 85.5 (71/83) | 0.855 (0.8–0.9) | 0.129 |
| No | 100 (14/14) | 1 | ||
| Postpituitary visualization pre-surgical | Yes | 88.1 (37/42) | 1.161 (0.4–3.8) | 0.807 |
| No | 86.4 (51/59) | 1 | ||
| Postpituitary visualization post-surgical | Yes | 87.2 (34/39) | 0.933 (0.3–3.2) | 0.912 |
| No | 87.9 (51/58) | 1 | ||
| Stalk aspect pre-surgical | Normal | 88.1 (37/42) | 4.44 (0,8–24) | 0.087 |
| Thickened | 90.2 (46/51) | 0.6 (1.1–30) | 0.049 | |
| Not visible | 62.5 (5/8) | 1 | ||
| Stalk aspect post-surgical | Normal | 90.2 (37/41) | 4.62 (0.3–63) | 0.087 |
| Thickened | 86.8 (46/53) | 3.28 (0.2–41) | 0.049 | |
| Not visible | 66.7 (2/3) | 1 | ||
| Tumoral aspect | Solid | 88.1 (74/84) | 0 | 0.999 |
| Cystic | 70 (7/10) | 0 | 0.999 | |
| Hemorrhagic | 100 (7/7) | 1 | ||
| CSF leak | No | 90.6 (87/96) | 38.6 (3.8–384) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 20.0 (1/5) | 1 | ||
| Extent of resection | Complete | 90.3 (65/72) | 2.4 (0.737–8) | 0.136 |
| Incomplete | 79.3 (23/29) | 1 |
Abbreviations: 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; OR, odds ratio; p , level of statistical significance.