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. 2018 Apr 16;3(3):143–155. doi: 10.1002/lio2.149

Table 2.

Reported Mean Estimated Annual Case Approach Numbers by Practice Type.

Approaches Total
N = 69
Private Practice
N = 28
Academic Practice
N = 41
P‐value
Total Cases 43.3 (41.5) 29.1 (24.8) 52.9 (47.7) .009
Transsphenoidal Intrasellar 24.5 (25.9) 18.1 (15.3) 28.9 (30.5) .06
Expanded Approaches 18.8 (21.1) 11.0 (13.9) 24.1 (23.6) .01
Transtuberculum 4.14 (5.65) 2.85 (5.08) 5.02 (5.91) .12
Transcribriform 4.09 (7.32) 1.68 (2.29) 5.73 (8.98) .008
Transclival 2.45 (2.78) 1.57 (2.12) 3.05 (3.03) .02
Transodontoid 0.681 (2.51) 0.214 (0.418) 1.00 (3.21) .203
Orbital apex 4.00 (1.06) 2.75 (4.76) 4.85 (10.7) .331
Petrous apex 0.783 (3.40) 0.393 (0.956) 1.05 (1.32) .028
Pterygopalatine fossa 2.62 (3.40) 1.50 (2.24) 3.39 (3.85) .022

Unless otherwise indicated values are expressed as mean number of cases (SD).

Bold indicates statistical significance (p < 0.05)