Table 2. Complications in Comparison with Other Studies.

Complications	Zada27 n = 112	Jho24 n = 50	Cappabianca19 n = 146	Our data n = 218
Sellar hematoma	1%	0	1%	1 (0.5%)
CSF fistula	3%	4%	2%	7 (3.2%)
Meningitis	2%	0	1%	3(1.4%)
Worsening of visual deficit	0	0	1%	1 (0.5%)
Brain infarction	1%	0	0	0
ICA injury	1%	0	1%	0
CN VI palsy	0	0	1%	0
Periumbilical hematoma	0	0	0	2 (1%)
Sinusitis	0	0	2%	0
Conversion to microsurgery for bleeding	-	-	-	3 (1.4%)
Reoperation (including 1 CSF fistula revision)	-	-	-	8 (3.6%)

Abbreviations: CN, cranial nerve; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; ICA, internal carotid artery.

Note: Studies with endoscopic technique are marked in gray.