Table 1. . Studies comparing the endoscopic endonasal and microsurgical approaches to pituitary adenoma resection.
| Study | Study type | n | Complications (%) | Overall remission rate (%) | Post-op CSF leak (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | M | E | M | E | M | |||
| Frank et al. | CS | 381 | – | – | – | – | 1.2 | – |
| D'Haens et al. | CS | 120 | 11.7 | 5 | 63 | 50 | 10 | 1.7 |
| Kabil et al. | CS | 300 | 12.4 | – | 90 | – | 1.7 | – |
| Starke et al. | CS | 113 | – | – | 70.8 | 68.3 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| Razak et al. | CS | 80 | 22.5 | 55 | 94 | 57 | 10 | 15 |
| Cheng et al. | CS | 127 | 25 | 28.8 | 71 | 49.2 | 4.4 | 3.4 |
| Cho et al. | CS | 44 | 4.5 | 27 | – | – | – | – |
| Zada et al. | CS | 100 | 7* | – | – | – | 3 | – |